Inlay fragment, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Polychrome glass, l. 2 × ht. 1.5 cm (13/16 × 9/16 in.), A mosaic glass technique allowed multiples of an image to be created: a figural or design composition was made by bundling colored glass canes, which were then drawn out into a long bar. The bar was then sectioned at right angles, probably by striking the bar with appropriate tools, to produce small inlay tiles
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Inlay fragment, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 100 BC–100 AD, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Polychrome glass, l, 2, ht, 1.5 cm, 13/16, 9/16, mosaic, glass, technique, allowed, multiples, image, created, figural, design composition, bundling colored, canes, drawn out, long bar, bar, sectioned, right angles, striking, appropriate tools, produce small, inlay, tiles
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