Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS AMULETS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS AMULETS AND EAR STUDS - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of glass objects including ear studs, heart vessels, pomegranates, and bird pendants in single and twin forms, trail-decorated in blue, white, yellow and black.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1782, 26.7.1138, 17.194.441; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11549b; The Louvre Museum, Main number: AF 13209; The British Museum, Museum number EA29258; M. Spear, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and Other Small Objects, p.107, no.147, pl.10.Size: 12-24mm x 4-12mm; Weight: 56gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.