Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. EG-30c, p. 145 in Bianchi, ed., Reflections on Ancient Glass from the Borowski Collection.
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EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY
EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Preserving one half section of a theater mask of a courtesan on a turquoise ground, with opaque white for the face, details of the eye, nose, chin and the outline of the face in translucent blue, with red for the lips and separating the curls of hair, black for the interior of the mouth and the hair, with two thick curls framing her face
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Preserving one half section of a theater mask of a courtesan on a turquoise ground, with opaque white for the face, details of the eye, nose, chin and the outline of the face in translucent blue, with red for the lips and separating the curls of hair, black for the interior of the mouth and the hair, with two thick curls framing her face
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
Provenance
French Collection, acquired in 1980.