Lot 63
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AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS ROUND FLORAL INLAY FRAGMENT
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AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS ROUND FLORAL INLAY FRAGMENT

PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS ROUND FLORAL INLAY FRAGMENT
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
With blue and red flower in the centre encased by conjoined ivy leaves, tendrils and palmettes on dark purple background, framed by red and emerald flowers in yellow matrix
1 1/8 in. x 5/8 in. (2.8 cm. x 1.6 cm.)
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.
Exhibited
Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 12.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 68, no. 12.

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