Monday 22 October 2018
A group of seven Roman-Egyptian mosaic gaming pieces Romano-Egyptian, 2nd-4th century AD
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Description
A group of seven Roman-Egyptian mosaic gaming pieces Romano-Egyptian, 2nd-4th century AD (7)
Provenance: Private collection New York, acquired 1970s
For an example of a mosaic glass gaming piece see Christian E. Loeben and André B. Wiese, 'Köstlichkeiten
aus Kairo! Die ägytische Sammlung des Konditorei- und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Archille Groppi (1890-1949)'.
(Basel and Hannover 2008), p. 62, no. 7. Also Anastassios Antonaras, 'Fire and Sand: Ancient Glass in the
Princeton University Art Museum', Yale University Press, 2012, no.508.
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