Works of Art
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Exceptional works of art since 1986
Horus Falcon Head Glass Inlay
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period; 2nd-1st century BCE
2.4 cm high x 1.9 cm wide x 6 mm deep
Provenance: The Groppi Collection, Lugano, Switzerland; acquired between 1920-1940
Abbasid Bichrome Lustre Bowl
Iraq, Basra; 9th century
22.8 cm wide x 7.4 cm high
22.8 cm wide x 7.4 cm high
Provenance: excavated by Emile Vignier in Rayy between 1910-1914;
exhibited at the Palau Nacional, Barcelona (1950),
Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome (1956) & Grand Palais, Paris (1964)
exhibited at the Palau Nacional, Barcelona (1950),
Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome (1956) & Grand Palais, Paris (1964)