Sujet
Glass fragment with a Horus Falcon head
Légende
Glass fragment with a Horus Falcon head, These tiny fragments, possibly inlays from shrines and furniture, were made from polychrome glass canes laid side by side to create a picture. The rods were fused, left to cool, stretched to miniaturise, then sliced to form each piece. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Graeco Roman period 3rd 1stC BC. Alexandria.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/Christie's, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A19_183
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
21,4Mo (964,5Ko) / 22,0cm x 24,3cm / 2598 x 2875 (300dpi)