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This is the rating and price for A Group Of 2 Extremely Fine Egyptian Mosaic Glass Rods



Description : Egypt, c. 1st century BC- 1st century AD A slice of a rod of complex checkerboard pattern composed of approximately 440 separate canes, in a slice measuring approximately 1” x 1/8”! The second piece is a rod of complex diamond-sections. The design area is a mere 1/8” x 7/64”! Amazing.
Price: 1 187.50 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 300 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 178
Title : A Group Of 2 Extremely Fine Egyptian Mosaic Glass Rods
Provenance : The John J. Slocum Collection - Newport, RI Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
Condition report : Very good.
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Sale title : Classical Antiquities - Early Hindu & Asian Art - Paintings - Natural History, etc.
Sale date : 15 Oct 2017 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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