A Group of 7 Egyptian Mosaic Glass Floral Plaques
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Egypt; Ptolemaic- Roman Period, c. 1st century BC- 1st century AD
Extremely rare and sought after examples of ancient glass, these seven fragments depict sheaves of wheat, daffodils, tulips, etc. in yellow, green, white, red, and blue, on either a cobalt blue or dark blue ground.
Dimensions
largest: 2 3/8"
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.
Extremely rare and sought after examples of ancient glass, these seven fragments depict sheaves of wheat, daffodils, tulips, etc. in yellow, green, white, red, and blue, on either a cobalt blue or dark blue ground.
Dimensions
largest: 2 3/8"
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.
Condition
Excellent, unpolished condition.
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A Group of 7 Egyptian Mosaic Glass Floral Plaques
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