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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Antiquities by Material| > |Glass Antiquities| > AM32399
Egyptian, Mosaic Glass Face Fragment, c. 1st Century B.C. - 1st Century A.D.
|Glass| |Antiquities|, |Egyptian,| |Mosaic| |Glass| |Face| |Fragment,| |c.| |1st| |Century| |B.C.| |-| |1st| |Century| |A.D.|, From the collection of Alex G. Malloy, former dealer in antiquities for 40 years.

All references date mosaic glass face plaques to about 100 B.C. - 100 A.D. None of the collections and references examined included a similar fragment and this piece may date much earlier, perhaps c. 1000 B.C.
AM32399. Mosaic glass face fragment; cf. Kofler-Truniger lot 249 (lot of 8 fragmentary mask fragments, though not very similar), Superb!, 1.2 cm (1/2") x 1.6 cm (5/8"), part of facing face with cream skin color, delicate black line features, black eybrow, blue eye, red-brown headdress and hair, blue field to right; of great rarity!; SOLD











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