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EGYPT, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN GLASS PLAQUE WITH AN APIS BULL
egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
The rectangular transparent glass with a greenish tinge, coated with encaustic (?) and painted with an Apis bull within a shrine, with black and gilt details on a white ground, the bull walking to the right, an offering stand to the right, the panel framed by a star border and an alternating black and white border, with a cavetto molding above; together with a modern facsimile
26 in. (6.2 cm) wide
egypt, circa 1st century a.d.
The rectangular transparent glass with a greenish tinge, coated with encaustic (?) and painted with an Apis bull within a shrine, with black and gilt details on a white ground, the bull walking to the right, an offering stand to the right, the panel framed by a star border and an alternating black and white border, with a cavetto molding above; together with a modern facsimile
26 in. (6.2 cm) wide
Literature
Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 292.