An Egyptian White Glass Eye Inlay, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE

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An almond-shaped left eye, the white glass sclera hand polished to a soft sheen and flattened at the center to accept a black pupil inlay, usually carved from obsidian. During the New Kingdom, inner anthropoid coffins were painstakingly carved from wood and featured eyes and eyebrows inlaid from precious materials such as obsidian, alabaster, and colored glass. Medium: Glass Dimensions: Length: 2 3/8 inches (6.1 cm) Condition: A number of expected minor edge chips and small loss to the corner, the polished exterior with scattered deposits, otherwise intact and in very good condition overall. Provenance: John N. Winnie, Jr. private collection, Georgia, 1980s - 90s, private Connecticut collection, thence a private NYC collection. Show more