Ancient Egyptian eye inlay fragment from Armant

A piece of blue glass, coated in beige deposit, in a T shape. It would have been at the corner of a glass eye inlay.

Ancient Egyptian eye inlay fragment from Armant

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.35.2.f
  • Material: glass
  • Excavator: O.H. Myers Sir R. Mond
  • Object name: eye inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 23mm , Width: 17mm , Depth: 17mm
  • Published references: Mond R Sir and Myers O H The Bucheum ? 3 1934 pl CXIX VI
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333