The Beauty of Ancient Glass

Rare Egyptian Glass Eye Inlays w/ Art Loss Certificate

Published / Stunning Roman Glass Kantharos

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Louisville, CO, United States

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The Beauty of Ancient Glass

Artemis Gallery

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The very first glass known to stone age people which was used for making weapons and decorative objects, was obsidian, black volcanic glass. The earliest known man-made glass date to around 3500 BCE, with finds in Egypt and Eastern Mesopotamia. This specialty auction features ancient glass from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Near East and Asia. Ethnographic and more contemporary forms, as well.

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Rare Egyptian Glass Eye Inlays w/ Art Loss Certificate: Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, ca. 1800 BCE. A remarkably rare pair of glass (not faience but glass) eye and brow inlays, comprised of white glass sclerae, obsidian glass irises, and elegantly curved

0001: Rare Egyptian Glass Eye Inlays w/ Art Loss CertificateEst. US$12,500-US$18,750

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Egyptian Faience Glass Beaded Necklace: Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. An alluring necklace of a wearable form that is comprised of hundreds of petite faience seed

0002: Egyptian Faience Glass Beaded NecklaceEst. US$400-US$600

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Egyptian Faience Glass Beaded Figure of Qebehsenuef: Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, Nubian culture, Napatan Period, ca. 7th to 6th century BCE. A fine and delicate example of a beaded figure that was once part of a larger beaded mummy netting used in

0003: Egyptian Faience Glass Beaded Figure of QebehsenuefEst. US$300-US$600

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Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass Hand Votive: Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 332 BCE to first half of 1st century CE. A wonderful example of a mold-formed right hand shaped from opaque glass of a fleshy, orange-yellow hue.

0004: Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass Hand VotiveEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Two Egyptian Glass Lion Fragments - Head w/ Body & Leg: Egypt, Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 332 BCE to first half of 1st century CE. A fantastic set of two mold-formed glass compositions made from opaque glass in mottled hues of citrine,

0005: Two Egyptian Glass Lion Fragments - Head w/ Body & LegEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Near-Miniature Greek Rhodian Core-Form Glass Oinochoe: Ancient Greece, eastern Mediterranean, probably from Rhodes, ca. early 5th century BCE. A striking core-formed glass oinochoe with a piriform body, a rounded shoulder, a narrow neck which flares into

0006: Near-Miniature Greek Rhodian Core-Form Glass OinochoeEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Phoenician Necklace - Blue / White Glass Eye Beads: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A stunning necklace of a wearable form that is constructed with dozens of opaque white glass beads that are decorated with

0007: Phoenician Necklace - Blue / White Glass Eye BeadsEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Stunning Greek Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos: Ancient Greece, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. An exquisite core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) used by the ancients to hold perfumed oil. This near miniature vase boasts an exceptionally

0008: Stunning Greek Core-Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. US$1,500-US$2,500Lot Passed

Romano-Egyptian Necklace w/ Beautiful Glass Beads: Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A gorgeous and wearable necklace formed from dozens of petite glass beads. Strung along the composition are a variety of translucent and

0009: Romano-Egyptian Necklace w/ Beautiful Glass BeadsEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Gorgeous Greek Core-Formed Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Eastern Mediterranean, Classical Period, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A beautiful core-formed glass alabastron, so named because many vessels that assumed this form were

0009A: Gorgeous Greek Core-Formed Glass AlabastronEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Ancient Phoenician Stone Face Pendant w/ Glass: Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A pendant composed of a pale, carved stone face with a dramatic applied blue glass coiffure, pale green glass earring, and a blue

0010: Ancient Phoenician Stone Face Pendant w/ GlassEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass Amphoriskos: Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An intriguingly-colored example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos once used to hold fragrant oil. The vessel features a classic form with a

0011: Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass AmphoriskosEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A core-formed glass alabastron, so-named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The opaque polychrome vessel is

0012: Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass AlabastronEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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Greek Hellenistic Glass Mastos Bowl (Woman's Breast): Greek, late Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A gorgeous mold-formed bowl of a conical form, known as a "mastos" as it resembles a woman's breast. The bowl is formed from translucent

0013: Greek Hellenistic Glass Mastos Bowl (Woman's Breast)Est. US$1,500-US$2,500

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Gorgeous Hellenistic Greek Core-Form Glass Alabastron: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A core-formed glass alabastron, so-named because many vessels that assumed this form were made of alabaster. The vessel is comprised of deep

0014: Gorgeous Hellenistic Greek Core-Form Glass AlabastronEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

0015: Greek Hellenistic Core-Form Glass AlabastronEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

Black & White Hellenistic Glass Bead Necklace: Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. A lovely necklace comprised of dozens and dozens of hand-pressed mosaic glass beads (most of which are black and white with one russet red and white

0016: Black & White Hellenistic Glass Bead NecklaceEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Roman Glass Handled Vessel - Gorgeous Blue: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delicate molded glass vessel, featuring a rounded chamber with a stippled surface, a cylindrical neck, a ribbon handle, and a wide, flat, rolled

0017: Roman Glass Handled Vessel - Gorgeous BlueEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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Beautiful Roman Marbled Glass Bottle: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A beautiful ampulla bottle of a petite form, made from canes of white, sky blue, and cool mint green hues which create a mosaic-style presentation.

0017A: Beautiful Roman Marbled Glass BottleEst. US$500-US$750

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Sidonian Mold-Blown Glass Date Bottle: Roman Empire, Lebanon, Sidonian, ca. mid 1st to early 2nd century CE. A fine mold-blown flask resembling a date fruit in gorgeous translucent amber glass with bands of lemon yellow and hints of

0017B: Sidonian Mold-Blown Glass Date BottleEst. US$1,300-US$1,950Lot Passed

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Roman Glass Unguentarium - Cobalt Blue: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A lovely free-blown unguentarium formed from semi-translucent, cobalt-blue glass with a round but stable base, a teardrop-form body with a lightly

0017C: Roman Glass Unguentarium - Cobalt BlueEst. US$400-US$600

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Published / Stunning Roman Glass Kantharos: Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stunning and exceedingly rare example of a kantharos, free-blown from translucent blue-green glass. The funnel-shaped body tapers down to a

0018: Published / Stunning Roman Glass KantharosEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Roman Glass Bottle - Holy Land, Molded Form: Roman Empire, Lebanon or Syria, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A delicate mold-made bottle with its sides decorated by relief amphorae, a delicate disc base, and a slender neck terminating in a flaring

0019: Roman Glass Bottle - Holy Land, Molded FormEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Gorgeous Roman Glass Footed Bowl w/ Trailing: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An incredible, remarkably preserved translucent aqua-colored glass bowl with a delicate foot and flaring body that thickens slightly at the rim to

0020: Gorgeous Roman Glass Footed Bowl w/ TrailingEst. US$1,800-US$2,700Lot Passed

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