Egyptian Glass Fragment with Comic Face
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A high-quality glass inlay depicting a white comic mask on blue background with facial details picked in blue; beard finely dressed in tight curls, large open red mouth, almond-shaped eyes with bushy eyebrows, crown of ivy-leaves to the brow. 0.64 grams, 21mm (3/4"). From a UK collection; formerly in an early 20th century collection.
Condition Report: Fair condition.
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Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A high-quality glass inlay depicting a white comic mask on blue background with facial details picked in blue; beard finely dressed in tight curls, large open red mouth, almond-shaped eyes with bushy eyebrows, crown of ivy-leaves to the brow. 0.64 grams, 21mm (3/4"). From a UK collection; formerly in an early 20th century collection.
Condition Report: Fair condition.
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