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Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Glass - 3 Humans, 1 Jackal
Ptolemaic / Romano-Egyptian Glass - 3 Humans, 1 Jackal
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**Originally Listed At $2000**

Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 332 BCE to first half of 1st century CE. A fabulous ensemble of four mold-cast opaque glass faces presented in a myriad of vibrant colors. Two human busts face to the left, one with a black, cream-tipped coiffure, and the other with red stripes on her hair, chest, and one eye. A third human faces to the right with a puffy chest beneath a finely detailed face. The largest fragment depicts a jackal-headed figure with a red-and-white hood, perhaps depicting Anubis - the god of the dead and the process of embalming - or Duamutef, one of the four Sons of Horus. Figural glass inlays were typically created to adorn recesses in wooden coffins or limestone reliefs, and human-headed examples like these may represent mourners. Size of largest (jackal): 1.5" W x 1.75" H (3.8 cm x 4.4 cm)

For a few good examples of glass inlays from the same time period, please see: Stern, E. Marianne and Birgit Schlick-Nolte. "Early Glass of the Ancient World: 1600 B.C. - A.D. 50 | Ernesto Wolf Collection." Verlag Gerd Hatje, Germany, 1994, pp. 358-364, figs. 115-118.

Provenance: ex-Dr. Sid Port collection, California, USA, acquired in the 1970s; ex-Norman Blankman collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1950s in Cairo, Egypt

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  • Condition: All items are fragments of larger glass compositions and have been professionally cleaned and conserved. Jackal head and two of three human heads repaired from a few large pieces, with resurfacing and light adhesive residue along break lines. All items have nicks to lower peripheries, with softening to some finer details, and minor darkening to some areas. Light earthen deposits and great remains of original colors throughout.

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$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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