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A group of Egyptian and Roman mosaic glass fragments and glass amulets 49
1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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A group of Egyptian and Roman mosaic glass fragments and glass amulets
Circa 3rd Century B.C. - 5th Century A.D.
Including an Egyptian eye inlay with blue cosmetic line, opaque white sclera and amber pupil, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C., 31mm long; two Egyptian blue glass cow's horns amulets and a knot amulet, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C., 25mm-35mm long; six Roman gaming counters, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 15mm-26mm long; an Early Christian green and yellow mosaic glass cross pendant, circa 4th-5th Century A.D., 16mm high; and a large group of Roman and Romano-Egyptian mosaic glass fragments, circa 2nd Century B.C./A.D., 11mm-38mm long, (49)
Circa 3rd Century B.C. - 5th Century A.D.
Including an Egyptian eye inlay with blue cosmetic line, opaque white sclera and amber pupil, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C., 31mm long; two Egyptian blue glass cow's horns amulets and a knot amulet, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C., 25mm-35mm long; six Roman gaming counters, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 15mm-26mm long; an Early Christian green and yellow mosaic glass cross pendant, circa 4th-5th Century A.D., 16mm high; and a large group of Roman and Romano-Egyptian mosaic glass fragments, circa 2nd Century B.C./A.D., 11mm-38mm long, (49)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Acquired from Lennox Gallery, London, in 1998.
R. Bussey Collection, UK, circa 1969.