ROMANO-EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS WATER FOWL INLAY - EX. CHRISTIE'S. Ptolemaic - Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A rectangular mosaic glass inlay depicting a waterfowl, possibly a snipe, against a translucent grey-blue matrix. The bird is shown in profile with its head turned backward, preening its raised left wing. The long, brown beak extends forward, while the head and neck are rendered in red and yellow. The body features layered imbricated feathers transitioning from red and yellow to deep blue and white, with the tail in green and yellow. The wing is detailed with red, dark brown, and green flight feathers, and the underbelly is in yellow. The legs and webbed feet, positioned on a thin green baseline, are striped in red. 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, no. 28b. Size: 24mm x 20mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's, 26 April 2012, lot 12, Sale 7758, The Groppi Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.