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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY WITH TWO GRIFFIN HEADS
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY WITH TWO GRIFFIN HEADS
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7⁄8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7⁄8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired by 1914, thence by descent to his heir, Monaco.
Ancient Glass Formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection, Christie's, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 88.
Vance Jordan (1943-2003), New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Property from the Estate of Vance Jordan; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 9.
Ancient Glass Formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection, Christie's, New York, 3 June 1999, lot 88.
Vance Jordan (1943-2003), New York, acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Property from the Estate of Vance Jordan; Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 9.
Literature
G. Sangiorgi, Collezione di vetri antichi dalle origini al V. sec. D.C., Rome and Milan, 1914, p. 70, no. 266, pl. L.
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Hannah Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist