A fragment of a millefiori glass

 

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.