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Description: | Glass, part of a column from a shrine with a square hole through the axis (cf. UC. 22811), opaque lazuli blue, compact and hard (probably Egyptian blue) (31.1.68. "X-ray diffraction analysis showed presence of alpha-quartz, i.e. the material is a sintered quartz body or so-called Egyptian faience. " A.E. Werner, Research Laboratory, B.M.) The largest example fits kind known to J.D.C. On the base a circular spur mark 1.7 cm. in diameter. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Ptolemaic Period; start=-305; end=-30 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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