Inlay square, 2 hieroglyphs for god, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, From Egypt, glass, adhesive (bitumen?), H. 2.9 × W. 2.7 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in.), One way of creating decorated glass tiles was by adhering tiny monochrome glass pieces in a larger piece like this example. The dark attachment material is visible around the edges.
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Inlay square, 2 hieroglyphs, god, Ptolemaic Period–Roman Period, 200 BC–100 AD, Egypt, glass, adhesive, bitumen?, H, 2.9, W, 2.7 cm, 1 1/8, 1/16, way, creating decorated, tiles, adhering tiny, monochrome, pieces, larger piece, example, dark attachment, material, visible, edges
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