Mosaic glass fragment, glass, millefiori technique, Total: Height: cm; Width: cm, floor coverings, wall decorations, floral ornaments, Early Imperial Period, The small glass fragment shows two types of flowers in millefiori technique on a grey-green mottled ground. Both consist of a green dot as the center, bordered by yellow, and petals whose contours are white. One type, however, has red, the other pale green leaves. In Roman times, colored, ornamented glass was used for vessels, mosaics, wall decorations and furniture ornaments.

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