COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE GOLD-IN-GLASS TILE FRAGMENTS

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Syria, Ca. 10th - 12th century AD. A collection of three gold-in-glass tile fragments with cut-out triangles of gold leaf, arranged in a cruciform design and sandwiched between a thick dark brownish bottom layer of glass and a thinner upper protective layer of colourless glass, with silver weathering around the edges.Cf. Spear M., Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum. Beads and Other Small Objects, (Jerusalem 2001), p.255, no.615.Size: 90-40mm x 60-45mm; Weight: 120gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, New Bond street, Sale 16777, 29 April 2009, Lot 160; Ex. Collection of Jacques Scotte (1928-2007), Belgium, since the 1950s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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