Ancient Egyptian eye inlay fragment from Armant

Piece of blue glass, coated in beige deposit, shaped into a curved strip, once an oval. There is a slight notch at one side of of the broken edges. It appears to be the top of an inserted rod of red glass, fixed in a small hole, possibly a means of supporting the red glass inlay that would have abutted this frame.

Ancient Egyptian eye inlay fragment from Armant

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.35.2.g
  • Material: glass
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers Sir R. Mond
  • Object name: eye inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 55mm , Width: 19mm , Depth: 12mm
  • Published references: Mond R Sir and Myers O H The Bucheum ? 3 1934 pl CXIX VI
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333