Lot Essay
For other related Nilotic birds see lots 150 and 154 in Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993.
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EGYPT, CRICA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY
egypt, crica 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
With a Nilotic bird, perhaps an wagtail, in profile to the right on a dark blue ground, with an opaque white body and a yellow, turquoise and dark blue cap, the eye black-rimmed in yellow and black, the beak with a red line, a band of blue and white and a curving red line for facial markings, the wing in dark blue, red, black and yellow, the tail feathers red, white and black, the legs yellow, on a turquoise ground line
1 in. (2.5 cm) wide
egypt, crica 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
With a Nilotic bird, perhaps an wagtail, in profile to the right on a dark blue ground, with an opaque white body and a yellow, turquoise and dark blue cap, the eye black-rimmed in yellow and black, the beak with a red line, a band of blue and white and a curving red line for facial markings, the wing in dark blue, red, black and yellow, the tail feathers red, white and black, the legs yellow, on a turquoise ground line
1 in. (2.5 cm) wide
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 244, pl. XLVIII.