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Inlays in form of human body parts

Late Period, circa 664 – 332 BC
Opaque red, red-brown and blue glass paste.
H 3.6 cm – 6.3 cm

The inlays depict a male torso with the right arm extended forwards, one arm with an inlaid arm-band of rosettes, one knee and two lower legs. Torso recomposed from three fragments; chipped.

cf.

E. Riefstahl, Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum, no. 76

Provenance

German collection G. L., acquired prior to 1970.

Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.

Price
€ 4,500
Item
7533