Lot Essay
For the identification of the mask as Medusa see p. 411 in Stern and Schlick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection.
EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY
egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
Nearly circular in form with a mask, perhaps of Medusa, on a translucent green ground, the face of white with black for the almond-shaped eyes, brows and nose, the black mouth with opaque red lips, the lower portion of the face framed in opaque red, the hair with rectangular locks in black, all enclosed within opaque yellow
6 in. (1.4 cm) long
egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
Nearly circular in form with a mask, perhaps of Medusa, on a translucent green ground, the face of white with black for the almond-shaped eyes, brows and nose, the black mouth with opaque red lips, the lower portion of the face framed in opaque red, the hair with rectangular locks in black, all enclosed within opaque yellow
6 in. (1.4 cm) long
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 240.