Lot no. 625
EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS ANKH AND WAS SIGN INLAY - EX. CHRISTIE'S. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A mosaic glass inlay depicting an opaque white ankh flanked by Seth-headed was-sceptre, also in white, with dark blue detailing. The composition is set against a translucent cobalt blue background. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Exhibited: Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, nos 9a & 9b. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.1198 (subject). Size: 23mm x 12mm; Weight: 3g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's.
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