Mosaic glass fragment, glass, pressed, cut, Total: Height: cm; Width: cm, Floor coverings, wall decoration, Early Imperial Period, The small glass fragment consists of white, black, yellow and blue squares arranged in a checkerboard pattern. The individual squares are partly slightly distorted. In Roman times, colored, ornamented glass was used for vessels, mosaics, wall decorations and furniture ornaments. For the production different colored glass was formed into tubes and rods. These were pressed together and heated, resulting in a long rod.

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