Inlay fragment, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Polychrome glass, l. 2 × ht.

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Inlay fragment, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Polychrome glass, l. 2 × ht. cm (13/16 × 9/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectioned at right angles, probably by striking the bar with appropriate tools, to produce small inlay tiles

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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