430, Lot: 637. Estimate $400. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Millefiori glass fragment. Egypt, 1st century BC–1st century AD. Fragment of a mosaic bar with the mask of a “pornoboskos” (brothel-keeper). Collection number written on back.
Dimensions: 17x13cm. Cf. Ernesto Wolfe Collection, no. 151-2 for similar.
Ex Kofler-Truniger Collection (Christie’s, 5 March 1985), lot 249 (part of – this piece 249a).