
Six Egyptian glass and hardstone inlays including the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, a profile head, a bust of Imsety, an extended arm, a crouching figure and a double plumed crown 6
£6,000 - £8,000
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Six Egyptian glass and hardstone inlays including the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, a profile head, a bust of Imsety, an extended arm, a crouching figure and a double plumed crown
Clockwise: 5cm high, 3.3cm high, 2cm max height, 4.8cm wide, 3.5cm high and 4cm high (6)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Kofler-Truniger Collection.
Ancient Glass Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Christie's, London, 5 March 1985, lot 254, a, b, c, e, f & g (part).
Schefler Collection, New York, acquired at the above sale.
Exhibited:
Five in Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1978.
Published:
Four published in Hans Wolfgang Müller, Agyptische Kunstwerke, Kleinfunde und Glas in der Sammlung E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Luzern, Berlin 1964, nos. A177c, A187b, A187h (twice).
Five published in R.Rütti, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, exhibition catalogue, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1978, p. 39, no. 23.
Clockwise:
a. Semi-opaque blue glass inlay of the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, white ink inventory number "K9632PIX". [Müller A187b, Luzern 25].
b. Opaque red glass profile head facing right, with white ink inventory number "K9601".[Luzern 23].
c. Glass head of Imsety in opaque turquoise green facing right with translucent blue wig, white ink inventory number "K9631L".[Müller A177c].
d. Dark blue glass upper part of a male torso, right hand outstretched, white ink inventory number "K9632PX". [Müller A187h, Luzern 25].
e. Microline crouching figure, knees drawn up, white ink inventory number "K9632RX".[Müller A187h, Luzern 23].
f. Double-plumed glass crown in opaque white, red and blue, with red sun disc.[Luzern 23].