Inlay Fragment of the Crown of Lower Egypt

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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 area for a forehead band.  Often the Red Crown has an uncurling spiral at the front, but this example does not.  This inlay has been broken into two fragments and repaired and the two fragments are slightly different colors.  The top of the projecting spike is squared.  The upper surface of the inlay has been polished and the edges have been rounded off.  The flattened back surface is unpolished and has deep chisel marks.

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    "cul": "Egyptian",
    "dynasty": "Ptolemaic (?)",
    "med": "dark blue glass",
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