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EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAY
egypt, circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
With a falcon in profile to the right on a turquoise ground, the falcon with a white and black body, the eye in black enclosed in yellow, red, and black and a fringe of dots, the facial markings in dark blue around a swirl of pale purple, the wings in yellow, black, white, red, and pale green, the tale feathers in red, black and bluish-white, the legs in yellow rimmed in black
1 in. (2.5 cm) wide
egypt, circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
With a falcon in profile to the right on a turquoise ground, the falcon with a white and black body, the eye in black enclosed in yellow, red, and black and a fringe of dots, the facial markings in dark blue around a swirl of pale purple, the wings in yellow, black, white, red, and pale green, the tale feathers in red, black and bluish-white, the legs in yellow rimmed in black
1 in. (2.5 cm) wide
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 245.