A Group of Ancient Egyptian Senet Gaming Pieces
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Egypt;
A group of mainly glass game pieces. Consisting of mainly glass, jasper, and obsidian. One composition piece terminating in an Anubis head. Notable is one conical mosaic glass example with very fine checkerboard and striped construction. A beautiful grouping, very rare.
Dimensions
largest: 7/8" (2.2 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997
A group of mainly glass game pieces. Consisting of mainly glass, jasper, and obsidian. One composition piece terminating in an Anubis head. Notable is one conical mosaic glass example with very fine checkerboard and striped construction. A beautiful grouping, very rare.
Dimensions
largest: 7/8" (2.2 cm)
Provenance:
Provenance: The John J. Slocum Collection
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby's, London in 1997
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Very good.
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A Group of Ancient Egyptian Senet Gaming Pieces
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