Egyptian glass and stone eye inlay from a mummy mask

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A fine glass and stone inlay in the form of a right eye from a mummy mask or sarcophagus. The pupil is carved from white alabaster and the scalera and surround are made from blue glass, the back retains stucco which was used for attachment.

Culture
Egypt, Ptolemaic or Roman period, c. 3rd Century BC to 1st Century AD

Size
3.3 x 2 cms

Condition
Fragment with losses and repair as seen in the photographs

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Paris, France; acquired late 20th Century

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Shabti figures

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Shabtis (also known as shawabtis or ushabtis) are small human figures, usually mummiform in shape, which were placed in tombs to replace and act as servants of the deceased in the afterlife - Read on.....
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