Lot Essay
Cf. S. M. Goldstein, Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, New York, 1979, no. 223, and exhibition catalogue, The Phoenicians, Milan, 1988, pp. 480-484 for similar.
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CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A PHOENICIAN GLASS BEARDED HEAD BEAD
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Dark blue with applied yellow trail decoration, ears, and lips, white disc earrings and eyes
1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
Dark blue with applied yellow trail decoration, ears, and lips, white disc earrings and eyes
1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm.) high
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.