Sujet
Glass furniture inlays depicting the eye of Horus, a falcon, and a pair of lapwings
Légende
Glass furniture inlays depicting the eye of Horus, a falcon, and a pair of lapwings, Made from polychrome glass canes laid side by side to create a picture. The rods were fused, left to cool, stretched to miniaturise the image, then sliced to form each piece. Egypt. Graeco Roman period. c 2nd/1st century BC. Alexandria.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_248
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
32,5Mo (2,8Mo) / 33,0cm x 24,7cm / 3898 x 2913 (300dpi)