Selection of Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Glass Fragments

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A selection of very fine Roman glass fragments, displaying multiple patterns created in a millefiori technique. Each piece of glass was likely part of a tile or a vessel.

Date: Circa 1st century BC – 1st century AD
Provenance: Ex Gallery Mikazuki prior to 1984 property of a London gentleman.
Condition: Good condition. All the fragments have smooth edges. The surface is covered with pitting and some sediment. Fragment E has a chip near one of the angled edges.
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Millefiori, is a type of mosaic glass, characterised by its floral patterns. The name itself means ‘a thousand flowers’ in Italian. The technique involved arranging bundles of thin glass rods, of various colours, fusing them together and then drawing them out. They were then cut into cross-sectional fragments and slices to be used as inlays or for larger pieces. Millefiori bowls, for example, would involve large amounts of the sectioned fragments to be applied to an already-blown, hot bowl. The bowl would be heated again, allowing the fragments to fuse seamlessly together and creating a beautiful floral pattern. The millefiori technique was created by Egyptian craftsmen in the 2nd century BC, during the Hellenistic period and used well into the Roman period.

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