VERY RARE SYRO-FRANKISCH GLASS FRAGMENT

拍品描述

Ca. AD 1260. A polychrome glass fragment with a blue ground, featuring figural composition outlined in red. The central figure, depicted frontally, has a rounded face with large eyes, a straight nose, and a small mouth. A circular halo encircles the head, delineated with a thin red line. The draped garment, rendered in yellow, is embellished with flowing linear patterns accentuating the folds. To the left, a partially preserved figure appears in profile, with a stylized headdress or hood and elongated features. Curvilinear vine motifs extend across the background. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1876,1104.3. Size: 40mm x 53mm; Weight: 10.88g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Rainer Zietz Limited, 14 July 2009; Ex. Collection of Christian Grand, Zurich; Ex. Collection of Fritz Biemann, Zurich; Ex. Collection of Bernd and Eva Hackemeyer, Bremen. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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