Those wicked women. :)
There seems to be a more complex story that I first saw. Not having any knowledge of this story robs me of understanding the full context, but if...
Thank you AJ. With your expertise and love of things beautiful interesting, I take that as a high compliment. I had to look up this Potifar...
That's her for sure. Good spotting. Time traveler? Something about the clothes?
OK. Fine. Tamed lion sitting majestically near the Pharaoh, and a hunting dog lying at his feet. Or where you thinking other critters?
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I see. So we shouldn’t expect to find a copy but an interpretation of the elements
The cameo was the work of a master carver.
That's an interesting point. If we could find the source of the inspiration, such as you suggested a painting, then we would know that they were...
When I was in Nepal, I bought a tee shirt like this: [ATTACH]
New word! I had to look that up - scorpers. Very tiny scorpers. This delicate hand work is the reason I wanted to get a quality cameo.
I love that you know all this. So perhaps this piece was a nod to Greek history and it's relationship to Egypt.
I see that too now. Not that I have any knowledge of how cameos are cut, but I see that in paintings a lot, where perspective is lacking (not...
Really. I never knew this. I associate Egypt with Rome, but I'm sure a seafaring folk, the Greeks must have wandered into Egypt pretty early.
While his proud father looks on - and then he can go back out and measure corn?
That's very strange. :) So that's why he's allowed to hang around because he represents this Zeus-Serapis?
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Those look Egyptian to me too, and they also have big sticks
I see the pointy bit in the front, but could that be a crown?
You're a big help. :D:D:D:D
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