ROMANO-EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS WADING IBIS INLAY. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A square mosaic glass inlay depicting on both faces a wading ibis against a green matrix. The bird is rendered in black and white with a long, downward-curving beak and a rounded head marked by a red eye. An arched neck connects to a compact body with a white central area outlined in black. Slender legs extend downward. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. A similar example sold for GBP 6,000 at Christie's, Live Auction 7758, The Groppi Collection, 26 April 2012, Lot 9. Size: 20mm x 20mm; Weight: 6g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's; Ex. The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. Exhibited: Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 26.