THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Applied Art | Egypt
1. APPLIED ART. Egypt.
Vessel with inscription of Nebneteru and epitaph of P. Claudius Pulcher.
Alabaster. Manufactured in Egypt ca. 9th or 8th cent. BCE; imported to Rome and reinscribed late 1st century BCE or early 1st century CE.
CIL VI 1282 = ILS 882.
Inv. Nos. N 386 / D 34 / MR 889.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
2. APPLIED ART. Egypt.
Medallion with Gaia, the Earth Goddess.
Linen, wool; tapestry weaving, flying needle technique.
Egypt. 4th century.
Inv. No. ДВ-11440.
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum.