Inlay Fragment of the Crown of Lower Egypt

4th-late 1st century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic) Overall: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm) Citation Source image

Dark blue glass inlay. It is in the form of the dsrt, or Red Crown. The Red Crown symbolized Lower Egypt. The crown is rounded and angled up toward the back at which point in extends upward into a tall, narrow spike. The crown is cut to fit over the ears and has a notched...

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37075
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Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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3
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