A fine glass falcon-head collar terminal

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A fine glass falcon-head collar terminal
Ptolemaic period, 3rd-1st Century B.C.
The ground opaque white with details inlaid in opaque blue, yellow and black glass
2 5/8 x 1 5/8in. (6.6 x 4.5cm.)

Lot Essay

For two similar glass collar terminals, cf. 1) Brooklyn 65.3.2 in E. Riefstahl Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, 1968, p. 75, no. 74, col. pl. XI, preserving the original gold mounting; and 2) of lesser quality, Corning 59.1.57 in S. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Art, Corning, 1979, pp. 232-233, no. 677, col. pl. 32. For the method of manufacture, cf. Goldstein, loc. cit.

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