ID 1134588
Lot 109 | TWENTY EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS FRAGMENTS
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
PTOLEMAIC TO ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Including a group of fragmentary fish inlays with eyes, fins, and a mouth with teeth; a red and white glass rod; and a red, blue and white matrix
1 ½ in. (4 cm.) long max.
Provenance
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK under licence 1947.
Else Mackellan, UK, inherited from the above; thence by descent.
with Charles Ede, London, 2011.
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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