Shaped Inlay Pieces, 9th century, Excavated in Iraq, Samarra, Glass; mold blown and tooled, a) H. 2 1/4 in. ( cm), Glass, The

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Shaped Inlay Pieces, 9th century, Excavated in Iraq, Samarra, Glass; mold blown and tooled, a) H. 2 1/4 in. ( cm), Glass, These small shaped inlay pieces made of clear glass were once embedded in plaster with mother-of-pearl to create reflective designs. They were found at Samarra in the rubble of its Main Caliphal Palace (Dar al-Khilafa) along with fragments of glass tiles

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