King Amenhotep II (Family Tour)

2,208 views · Published 1 September 2011 · 1:20 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Corning Museum of Glass · 2011 · Education

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This small masterpiece is a 3,500-year-old portrait of an Egyptian king. Under certain conditions, glass "weathers" (deteriorates). When it was new, the head was deep blue. Centuries of burial have altered the surface to a stone-like tan color.
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