EGYPT OR ITALY, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
Details
A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS LANX FRAGMENT
egypt or italy, circa 3rd century a.d. or earlier
Preserving almost an entire swimming fish, blue and white in color, encased in colorless transparent glass, the now-fragmentary round eye in yellow bordered in red, the gills in red bordered in black, the fins white with dark gray inclusions, from the rim of the shallow vessel
17/8 in. (4.8 cm) at the longest point
egypt or italy, circa 3rd century a.d. or earlier
Preserving almost an entire swimming fish, blue and white in color, encased in colorless transparent glass, the now-fragmentary round eye in yellow bordered in red, the gills in red bordered in black, the fins white with dark gray inclusions, from the rim of the shallow vessel
17/8 in. (4.8 cm) at the longest point
Provenance
Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993, lot 14