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PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
FOUR EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS
Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Each from the same cane, depicting a profile head of a bearded man in opaque turquoise, wearing a cap comprised of opaque turquoise rings below opaque white, turquoise and orange details, with a dark beard and mustache, red lips, and a large white eye with the pupil in black, on a dark blue ground
½ in. (1.3 cm) diameter (4)
Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Each from the same cane, depicting a profile head of a bearded man in opaque turquoise, wearing a cap comprised of opaque turquoise rings below opaque white, turquoise and orange details, with a dark beard and mustache, red lips, and a large white eye with the pupil in black, on a dark blue ground
½ in. (1.3 cm) diameter (4)
Provenance
Ancient Egyptian Glass Inlays, Part II, Christie's London, 7 July 1993, lot 95