PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS WINGS
ptolemaic to roman period
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Each with details in blue, white, red, yellow, green and turquoise; displayed with an Etruscan cobalt blue glass scarab, circa 4th-3rd century B.C., the base cast with a horse in the a globolo style
3.1/8 in. (7.9 cm) wide as shown
Lot Essay
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 234, pl. XLVI.
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Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection