Site Loader
Rock Street, San Francisco
  • Current Language:
  • fr
  • Select Language:

This is the rating and price for A Superb Egyptian Glass Fragment, 1300.0



Description : Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1300 BC A sizable white glass kohl vessel in the form of a falcon gripping a hare between its feet. Beautiful incised details of feathers, legs, and dorsal, pierced duck head, perhaps serving as an applicator holder. The head, possibly separately carved, now missing. Museum worthy.
Price: 750.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 800 USD-2400 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 76
Title : A Superb Egyptian Glass Fragment, Period : 1300.0
Size : 2” (5.1 cm)
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 : Wear and patina, as shown.
Ancient Objects, auctioneer It's free to register now to view!
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

Interested in valuating work ? 

AfricartMarket Insights

Access exclusive information.Sign-up here for our newsletter and we’ll keep you updated. You can unsubscribe at any time.

 

We respect your privacy. No spam.