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THBPublished Egyptian Ptolemaic Glass Ba Bird Applique
Lot 3c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An Egyptian cast glass inlay/applique depicting a human-headed Ba Bird - the body executed in opaque cornflower blue glass and the body executed in opaque yellow-orange - perhaps in an attempt to simulate gold. The piece displays wonderful detailing of the bird's wings, plumage, legs, and features. In Egyptian visual culture, the Ba is oftentimes depicted as a winged Ba-bird symbolizing the ascension of the soul following death. The Egyptian concept of the Ba involves a free soul that may exist independently from the physical body. Hence, it leaves and reunites with the body when it wishes. Traditionally, the Ba-bird is presented in the vicinity of the mummy - other times it is shown entering or leaving the tomb. In addition, the Ba-bird was understood as the immutable essece of the deceased's soul, and loved ones would leave provisions in burial chambers so that the Ba-bird would be encouraged to visit its body regularly. Size: 1.25" W x 1.2" H (3.2 cm x 3 cm); 2.625" H (6.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Published in "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 26, fig. 26.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#142014Some losses to peripheries as shown, but the falcon imagery is still discernible. Expected surface wear, but many vivid details. Earthen and mineral deposits grace the surface as well.Condition
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