Description : middle egypt, circa late 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d. Each preserving a multitude of plant life including sheaves of wheat, daffodils, tulip-shaped flowers and other petaled blossoms and foliate stems, some stylized, in yellow, green, white, red and blue on either a cobalt blue or dark blue ground 3 in. (9.5 cm) long for the largest (9) LITERATURE Sangiorgi, Collezione di Vetri Antichi, no. 264, pl. LVI (for one). NOTES Floral plaque inlays are now thought to have been made principally in Middle Egypt, although examples have been found in Alexandria to the north and Dendera in the south. For a recent discussion see p. 404-407 in Stern and Schlick-Nolte, Early Glass of the Ancient World, 1600 B.C.- A.D. 50, Ernesto Wolf Collection.
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About the lot N° 95 Title : NINE ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS FLORAL PLAQUES Christie\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s, auctioneer, It's free to register now to view! Sale title : Ancient Glass formerly in the G. Sangiorgi Collection Sale date : 03 Jun 1999It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale