The creation of millefiori patterns in glass was a time-consuming technique that took skill and patience. Thin canes of different colours were heated together in a certain order, producing the visible flower patterns, hence the name millefiori (meaning a thousand flowers). It was then fused into one larger cane and stretched to reduce the size of the imagery, and left to cool. The cane is then sliced into smaller discs which are then formed into beads of placed across a hot glassware vessel. The vessel would be blown for a second time to merge the pieces of glass and then left to cool in the desired shape. This process was originally discovered by the Egyptians when producing millefiori glass and then later developed by the Greeks and Romans.
Romano-Egyptian Millefiori Blue Glass Pendant
£ 275.00
A fine Romano-Egyptian glass fragment pendant displaying a millefiori pattern. The fragment likely originated from a bowl or similar vessel. The opaque glass features a dark brown background and a foreground consisting of a number of smaller white flecks and four larger blue flower motifs. The fragment has been placed in a modern silver frame with a loop sitting at the top for suspension.
The chain is for reference only, we do have chains available upon enquiry.
Condition: Good. Two slight chips likely from age and wear
In stock
Weight | 5.8 g |
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Dimensions | L 4 x W 3 cm |
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