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PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.- 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
TWO EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.- 1st century a.d.
Including a Horus falcon wearing the Red and White Crown of upper and lower Egypt, his feathers depicted in light green, black, white and yellow, standing on a gray ground line; and one with a bird with a red head and yellow, green, white, and blue feathers, its legs red, a white feather below, on a dark blue ground with a white border
½ in. (1.3 cm) high for the first (2)
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.- 1st century a.d.
Including a Horus falcon wearing the Red and White Crown of upper and lower Egypt, his feathers depicted in light green, black, white and yellow, standing on a gray ground line; and one with a bird with a red head and yellow, green, white, and blue feathers, its legs red, a white feather below, on a dark blue ground with a white border
½ in. (1.3 cm) high for the first (2)
Provenance
Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993, lots 139 & 140