Butterfly Inlay
1350–1296 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Butterfly Inlay, 1350–1296 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC). Polychrome faience with painted decoration; overall: 1.7 x 2.2 cm (11/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.789
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Amulets
- Formatted Medium
- polychrome faience with painted decoration
- Medium
- polychrome, faience, painted, decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1.7 x 2.2 cm (11/16 x 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.789
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience, The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99). "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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