Lot 45
45
TWO SMALL EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
TWO SMALL EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS

PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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TWO SMALL EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Formed from two half sections joined to form a full head of Hathor on a dark blue ground, the cow-eared goddess' face in turquoise with black details, the eyes white with black pupils, wearing a banded broad collar of red, blue, green and white, and a yellow and black patterned head-cloth with flanking uraei in yellow with green, red and dark blue, each wearing a crown in white, the headdress surmounted by a shrine in white, red, cobalt blue and yellow
in. (1.3 cm) long (2)

Lot Essay

The turquoise coloring of Hathor's face is a visual manifestation of her sky goddess title "Lady of the Turquoise." For two similar examples see lots 41-42 in Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993.

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