A fragment of a millefiori

A fragment of a millefiori glass plate from Meroe, with blue flowers on a black background. The millefiore technique originated in Egypt for making decorative inlay plaques. Coloured rods were arranged in a pattern so that they could be fused and made into a composite rod, transverse slices were cut from the composite rod and each produced the original pattern.

Present location LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number 49.47.932
Dating MEROITIC PERIOD
Archaeological Site BEGRAWIYA
Category PLATE
Material GLASS
Technique MILLEFIORI






Bibliography•Piotr Bienkowski and Angela Tooley., Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Arts and Crafts in Liverpool Museum., 1995., 99; pl.156.


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