Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GLASS AND

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GLASS AND LAPIS EYE INLAYS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pair of glass and lapis inlays from an anthropoid coffin, each shaped to resemble a human eye. The sclera is made of white glass with an applied black iris. A raised cobalt blue border frames the eye with a curved upper contour extending at the outer corner.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA15845; The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 37.1951E; Bonhams, Antiquities, 28 October 2009, Lot 61.Size: 37-40mm x 20-20mm; Weight: 20gProvenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old Canadian collection of F. N., Ontario, formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.