Egyptian Leg Inlay Mould Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 380-30 B.C. A mould for producing a glass or faience leg inlay on one side and a bead for a necklace on the other; the leg was most likely used in the composition of a figure of a pharaoh or god that decorated a wooden shrine. Cf. Loeben, C.E., and Wiese, A.B., Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo! Die ägyptische Sammlung des Konditorei- und Kaffeehaus-Besitzers Achille Groppi (1890-1949), Basel and Hannover, 2008, pp.65 and 79. 39 grams, 59 mm (2 3/8 in.). Ex London art market, 1980s. Property of a London gentleman. [No Reserve]