Inlay, part of head, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. × W. cm (13/16 × 7/16 in.), A


Inlay, part of head, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Glass, H. × W. cm (13/16 × 7/16 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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