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LOT 0544

Egyptian Glass Eyes

LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.

1 in. (2.82 grams total, 23-24 mm).

Comprising two blue-rimmed eyes with black pupil and cream sclera, and a blue eyebrow. [3]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0544

Egyptian Glass Eyes

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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