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NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1550-1292 B.C.
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TWO EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS RINGS
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1550-1292 B.C.
One of transluscent blue glass, the cartouche-shaped bezel lightly incised with scene of a bird flying above a papyrus clump; and another fragmentary blue glass ring with two conjoined cartouches wishing the owner life and happiness
Bezels ¾ in. (1.8 cm.) long max. (2)
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1550-1292 B.C.
One of transluscent blue glass, the cartouche-shaped bezel lightly incised with scene of a bird flying above a papyrus clump; and another fragmentary blue glass ring with two conjoined cartouches wishing the owner life and happiness
Bezels ¾ in. (1.8 cm.) long max. (2)
Provenance
Baron Empain (1852-1929) collection, Belgium.
Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 42.
Antiquities Including Property from the Collection of Baron Edouard Jean Empain, Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, lot 42.
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