Lot Essay
For related examples, see C.E. Loeben and A. Wiese, eds., Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Die ägyptische Sammlung des Konditorei- und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Achille Groppi (1890-1949), p. 64, abb. 52.
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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS COLLECTOR
AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE INLAY
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS FACE INLAY
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 20 November 1929, lot 147 (part).
Literature
"Le Verre Antique: Dans l'intimite des collectionneurs" in Artpassions, no. 9, Geneva, 2007, p. 58.