Lot Essay
For possible identifications of these fragments, cf. E. M. Stern and B. Schlick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection, Ostfildern, 1994, nos. 127-130.
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GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
FIVE EGYPTIAN FRAGMENTARY MOSAIC GLASS 'NEW COMEDY' THEATRICAL MASKS
GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Comprising three female masks with corkscrew curls; another with elaborate coiffure; and a fragmentary face and eye
¾ in. (2 cm.) high max. (5)
GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Comprising three female masks with corkscrew curls; another with elaborate coiffure; and a fragmentary face and eye
¾ in. (2 cm.) high max. (5)
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
Special notice
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