RARE EGYPTIAN GLASS AND OBSIDIAN EYES OF A MU... Lot n° 48
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Late to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC.
A rare pair of Egyptian eyes. The borders are made of blue glass with an obsidian inlay. They are almond shaped with white inlays and a black pupil. These eyes would have come from a funerary mask or sarcophagus in a Royal burial. For similar see: Archaeological Museum of Florence, Inv. n. 2419 b and 2424.
Size: 65-80mm x 25-28mm; Weight: 25g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, 21925, Lot 273, London, 1 April, 2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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