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EGYPT OR ITALY CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
EIGHT MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
One with a garland of turquoise, green, red, and yellow on a dark blue ground; one with a foliate motif on a dark blue ground with double spirals of white, yellow, red, and turquoise joined to a striped border of green, blue, yellow, and red; and six fragments, five with floral motifs in narrow bands, and one with rows of rectangles
21/8 in. (5.4 cm) long for the largest (8)
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
One with a garland of turquoise, green, red, and yellow on a dark blue ground; one with a foliate motif on a dark blue ground with double spirals of white, yellow, red, and turquoise joined to a striped border of green, blue, yellow, and red; and six fragments, five with floral motifs in narrow bands, and one with rows of rectangles
21/8 in. (5.4 cm) long for the largest (8)
Provenance
Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993, lots 49 & 161