Fragment eines Gefäßes

A small curvature of the glass fragment allows the assignment to a vessel, possibly a bowl. The shard made of transparent glass centrally shows a blossom in Millefiori technique. A green and a yellow stripe form the core of the blossom. Around it, several white dots mark the petals. A purple contour holds the ornament around which another white and a purple frame lie. A stripe with a gradient of green to yellow is visible at a break edge. Different colored glasses were formed into tubes and rods for production. These were squeezed and heated, creating a long staff. The glass, now cut into slices, had different amorphous or floral patterns. After that, several of these platelets were put together, heated again and pressed into the vessel shape. Due to the elaborate manufacturing process and its fragility, glass was one of the luxury items of antiquity.