Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Armant

Piece of fatty matter, possibly part of the bull mummy and its associated fats, with part of an inlaid eye adherring to the front of it. Badly discoloured and crazed, but over half of the central black glass disc of the eye survives, with part of the once glass surround to this. Traces of red glass inlay which once surrounded the corners of the white of the eye, also remain adherring to the eye white. There is also what may be a trace of copper alloy, embedded in the edge of the fat near the eye.

Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Armant

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.35.2.a
  • Material: copper alloy glass metal stone
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers Sir R. Mond
  • Object name: inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 120mm , Width: 48mm , Depth: 42mm
  • Published references: Mond R Sir and Myers O H The Bucheum 3 1934 pl CXIX VI
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333