COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE GOLD-IN-GLASS TILE FRAGMENTS. Syria,…

Lot no. 5

Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000

Sale date : 11/29/2025 at 2:00 PM

Description

COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE GOLD-IN-GLASS TILE FRAGMENTS. 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: 120g Provenance: 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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