THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A Romano-Egyptian mosaic glass inlay of a New Comedy maenad mask
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A Romano-Egyptian mosaic glass inlay of a New Comedy maenad mask
Circa 1st Century B.C.
In two halves, with opaque white face and translucent blue eyes, brows, nose, chin and mouth with red lips, adorned with opaque red curls, fringe and corkscrew locks, wearing a fillet with opaque light and dark green ivy leaves, in a semi-translucent blue matrix
1½ x 1¼ in. (3.7 x 3.4 cm.)
Circa 1st Century B.C.
In two halves, with opaque white face and translucent blue eyes, brows, nose, chin and mouth with red lips, adorned with opaque red curls, fringe and corkscrew locks, wearing a fillet with opaque light and dark green ivy leaves, in a semi-translucent blue matrix
1½ x 1¼ in. (3.7 x 3.4 cm.)
Provenance
'Per-neb' Collection; cf. Christie's, London, 1996 calendar (front cover illustration); and Christie's, London, The 'Per-neb' Collection: Highly Important Egyptian Antiquities, Part I, lot 14 for an identical inlay.