Lot Essay
For a related example with other comparanda see p. 372 in Stern and Schlick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.-A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection.
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PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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TWO EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including one larger square with a wadjet eye on a light blue ground, with a purple pupil on white with white vertical eyelashes below a red band, all on a transparent light blue ground, an opaque red projection below encased in purple and yellow, a white and blue triangle at one edge, and a crescentic projection with a red band bisecting white feathers encased in yellow; and a smaller square with a wadjet eye on a black ground, with a black pupil on white with vertical black eyelashes on a white band, a green projection below with a red and purple triangle at one edge, and a red-striped white projection
.11/16 in. (1.8 cm) wide for the larger (2)
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including one larger square with a wadjet eye on a light blue ground, with a purple pupil on white with white vertical eyelashes below a red band, all on a transparent light blue ground, an opaque red projection below encased in purple and yellow, a white and blue triangle at one edge, and a crescentic projection with a red band bisecting white feathers encased in yellow; and a smaller square with a wadjet eye on a black ground, with a black pupil on white with vertical black eyelashes on a white band, a green projection below with a red and purple triangle at one edge, and a red-striped white projection
.11/16 in. (1.8 cm) wide for the larger (2)
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 250 (for one).