Lot Essay
For another example in red jasper, cf., O. White Muscarella, ed., Ancient Art, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Mainz, 1974, no. 208.
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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXX TO PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 380-30 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN RED JASPER PROFILE FACE INLAY
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXX TO PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 380-30 B.C.
Probably from a composite royal figure or deity, finely modelled, with full lips and small round chin, the eye with extended cosmetic line, recessed for inlay, mounted
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXX TO PTOLEMAIC, CIRCA 380-30 B.C.
Probably from a composite royal figure or deity, finely modelled, with full lips and small round chin, the eye with extended cosmetic line, recessed for inlay, mounted
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Ernest Ohly collection, England, 1920s.
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