Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN SOLID CORE GLASS CAST

EGYPTIAN SOLID CORE GLASS CAST FISH - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.A polychrome glass 'bulti' fish, representing the 'bulti' fish common in the Nile and a standard feature of Egyptian decorative art. The body is core-built in blue glass with a matt finish, decorated with simple festoons of three or four white lines followed by a yellow line. The tail features similar colour decorations. For similar see: The British Museum, Registration Number 1921,1008.127.Size: 70mm x 35mm; Weight: 65gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from the UK private collection formed in the 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.