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Millefiori Fragment

Millefiori Fragment

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Object Name: 
Millefiori Fragment
Department
Ancient
Place Made: 
probably Near East
Date: 
about 1-99 or later
Color
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light green
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blue
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red
Technique
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inlay
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ground glass
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 4.5 cm, Th: 0.4 cm
Accession Number: 
59.1.424
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Opaque very dark purple, appearing black in reflected light (matrix); opaque yellow, light green, blue, red, and black (inlays). Probably cast; then inlaid, and ground and polished. Fragment from wall or floor of shallow vessel. Inner surface inlaid with lotus pod, two stems, parts of two unidentified elements, and six circular motifs. Lotus pod is green with yellow details; stems consist of two parallel curving lines, one green and one yellow; unidentified elements are yellow; circular motifs (D. 0.5-0.7 cm) have red dot at center, and inner black and outer yellow concentric rings. Interior and exterior surfaces preserve concentric marks of rotary polishing.
Provenance
Smith, Ray Winfield, Source to 1959-07-27

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