Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS

COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS - Ca. 100 BC - AD 200. A collection of four square and rectangular mosaic glass inlays with various polychrome designs. The first on the left features a stylised four-petalled floral motif in red, white and blue against a yellow matrix. Two other inlays display checkered patterns composed of squares in red, blue, yellow, green, and white. A smaller fragment presents a similar floral motif in blue and red against a red background. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 81.10.158, 26.7.1224, 10.130.2702.Size: 15-22mm x 9-22mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Horiuchi private collection, March 2007 and Ex. Mansour Gallery. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.