Fragment of a vessel. A low curvature of the glass fragment allows the assignment to a vessel, possibly a shell. The green shard shows several flowers in millefiori technology. Around a white point with red contour, a violet band is placed with white dots as petals. For the production, different colored glasses into tubes and rods were formed. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had different amorphous or floral patterns. Thereafter, several of these platelets were folded, heated again and pressed into a vascular shape. Burry for the elaborate manufactu
Fragment of a vessel. A low curvature of the glass fragment allows the assignment to a vessel, possibly a shell. The green shard shows several flowers in millefiori technology. Around a white point with red contour, a violet band is placed with white dots as petals. For the production, different colored glasses into tubes and rods were formed. These were compressed and heated, causing a long bar. The glass sliced now had different amorphous or floral patterns. Thereafter, several of these platelets were folded, heated again and pressed into a vascular shape. Burry for the elaborate manufacturing process and its fragility was one of the luxury articles of antiquity.
Size: 2449px × 2041px
Photo credit: © BTEU/KUGH / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords:
