Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS PRAYING LAPWING

EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS PRAYING LAPWING INLAY - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 2nd - 1st century BC. A rectangular mosaic glass inlay depicting lapwings facing left against a cobalt blue matrix. Each bird is rendered in white, yellow, and red with a robust body, a large head with a sharp beak, and a rounded eye outlined in red. The wings combine multicoloured sections bordered in yellow, while the legs are extended downward in red. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.A similar example sold for GBP 7,500 at Christie's, Live Auction 7758, The Groppi Collection, 26 April 2012, Lot 3.Size: 35mm x 15mm; Weight: 6gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Horiuchi private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.