Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS


COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS INLAYS - Ca. 300 BC - AD 100. A collection of glass inlays and bars. The first, in the top left corner, is a circular inlay with a red ground, displaying a yellow eight-petalled rosette encircled by a yellow border. Another, a rectangular inlay with a red matrix, features a yellow curvilinear pattern. At the bottom, one bar has a red ground with a row of white dots, while two smaller bars exhibit wave motifs, both with red against a white ground.For similar see: The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 59.1.94 L; The Louvre Museum, Main number E 22945 (wave pattern).Size: 12-30mm x 5-20mm; Weight: 13gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Skoluda private collection and Private collection 1970s-1990s and Ex. Bonhams.