Beard from a large statue
Divine beards were plaited, and the dark hair of the gods was equated to deep blue lapis lazuli.
This bronze beard inlaid with dark blue glass must derived from a very large statue of a god that might have been made entirely of bronze or perhaps of wood with bronze fittings.
This bronze beard inlaid with dark blue glass must derived from a very large statue of a god that might have been made entirely of bronze or perhaps of wood with bronze fittings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Beard from a large statue
- Period: Third Intermediate Period–Kushite Period
- Dynasty: Dynasty 21–25
- Date: ca. 1070–664 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: cupreous alloy, glass or vitreous material, gold leaf
- Dimensions: H. 11 cm (4 5/16 in); w. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.8.232b
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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