Inlays depicting the Nile god, Hapy
Probable place made:Egypt
Culture: Egyptian
Period: Hellenistic-Roman period
Date: 3rd - 1st century B.C.
Medium: Glass
Dimensions:
max h. (a): 1 in. (2.5 cm)
w. (a): 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
d. (a): 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
max h. (b): 13/16 in. (2 cm)
w. (b): 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
d. (b): 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 96.28.3.a-b
Provenance: sold, Christie’s, London, July 7, 1993, lot 91; with Sheppard & Cooper, Ltd., London by 1996; sold by Sheppard & Cooper, Ltd., Christie’s, London, July 3, 1996, lot 261 to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1996
Published References
Christie's London, July 7, 1993, lot 91.
Christie's London, July 3, 1996, lot 261
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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