| Ancient Glass |  |
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| Punic (Carthage or Syro-Palestinian Coast), Glass Caricature Head Pendant, Late 6th - 5th Century B.C. |   | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.
A recent European auction listed a similar but complete piece with an estimate of 18,000 Euros! |
| SH32405. Head pendant; cf. Corning Pre-Roman 214, Choice, 1.6 cm (5/8"), core-formed, yellow face and ears, white eyes with blue centers, white blob center of forehead, blue beard, blue and white spiral striped hair band, lower beard, back and loop missing; rare; $810.00 (€623.70) |
| Roman, Millefiori Enamelled Brooch, 2nd Century A.D. |  | Probably made in the Rhineland but found in the Middle East.
Despite the corrosion and damage, this is a museum quality piece because of the superb quality of the original workmanship. |
| AS34494. cf. Hattatt's Ancient Brooches and Other Artifacts 1600 (overall shape) and Figure 75 (similar millefiori); 5 cm (2") long, symmetrical "equal ended" design, central raised rectangle, triangle ends, periferal lugs, tiny millefiori enamelling with checkerboards, rosetts, stripes and concentric circles; corrosion, hole in side, pin missing, reassembled from two pieces; rare; $450.00 (€346.50) |
| Islamic, Egypt(?), Wheel Cut Miniature Glass Bottle, 9th - 10th Century A.D. |  | |
| AS61818. Wheel cut miniature bottle; cf. Al-Sabah p. 129, LNS 266 G (clear glass); 1.1 inch tall, neck chip, 9th - 10th Century A.D.; semi-opaque dark blue glass, wheel cut foot, wheel cut alternating arrowheads on body; from a New Jersey collection; rare; $430.00 (€331.10) |
| Islamic, Egypt(?), Wheel Cut Miniature Glass Bottle, 10th - 11th Century A.D. |  | |
| AS61819. Wheel cut miniature bottle; cf. Corning Islamic I 209 - 210; 1 inch high, 10th - 11th Century A.D.; vessel of pale green glass, wheel cut baseline and wheel cut alternating arrowheads on the body, top of neck missing; from a New Jersey collection; rare; $430.00 (€331.10) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, 3rd - 1st Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. Ex Robert Haas collection. |
| AA32380. Floral inlay glass fragment, cf. National Museums Scotland 492 - 493, Choice, 1.9 cm (3/4"), partial flower with three white pedals and center of yellow and clear dots, black background; rare; $425.00 (€327.25) |
| Roman, Glass Apollo's Head Cameo, 1st Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AA32453. Glass cameo; 2.5 cm (1"), Apollo's diademed head right in white with speckled red, black background; graying to top of the cameo, Choice, lovely and rare; $400.00 (€308.00) |
| Ptolemaic or Roman Egyptian, Glass Swan Inlay Fragment, c. 1st Century B.C. - Early 1st Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AA32454. Egyptian glass fragment, cf. Kofler-Tuniger 225 (swans but not identical) and Corning Museum of Glass III 1101 (yellow duck but similar work), Superb, 1.6 cm (5/8"), white swan with yellow beak on a purplish-black background; of great rarity!; $400.00 (€308.00) |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom, Glass Floral Inlay Fragment, 3rd - 1st Century B.C. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AA32459. Ptolemaic floral inlay glass fragment, cf. National Museums Scotland 492 - 493; 1.9 cm (3/4"), Superb, partial flower with three white pedals and center of yellow and clear dots, black background; rare; $350.00 (€269.50) |
| Roman Egyptian, Glass Gaming Tokens, 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D. |  | From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years. |
| AS32408. 2 glass gaming tokens; cf. Corning Pre-Roman 600 (on left is so similar it is probably from the same workshop); both round, c.1.6 cm (5/8") diameter, Choice, D-shaped in cross section with flat base; on left millefiori opaque yellow canes with colorless center in colorless matrix, on right highly iridescent; $335.00 (€257.95) |
| Roman, Glass Test-Tube Unguentarium, 1st - Early 2nd Century A.D. |  | This type of simple tubular unguentarium is was produced mostly in the first century. They replaced earlier terracotta bottles of the same shape.
The iridescent surface of some ancient glass, such as on this piece, is caused by interference effects of light reflected from several layers of weathering. The weathering resulted from chemical reactions between the glass and is environment over many centuries. |
| AB29972. Test-tube unguentarium; Isings form 27, cf. Ontario Museum 235, Corning Museum of Glass I 230, Yale Gallery 79; 12.5 cm (4 7/8"), Choice, free-blown, aquamarine, near-tubular shape, widening near the mouth and bottom, flattened base, folded and flattened rim; weathering, encrustations, bubbles; $270.00 (€207.90) |
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