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EGYPT OR ITALY CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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TEN ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including one with lotus flowers and buds in yellow, red, turquoise and white on a dark blue ground; two with a complex floral pattern on a dark blue ground with red palmettes outlined in yellow alternating with pale blue round buds, with cascading beaded design or palmettes below; one with lotus blossoms in yellow and red on pale blue stems alternating with lotus buds of white and red on yellow stems, on a green ground; one with blue and red palmettes alternating with inverted palmettes on a yellow ground; another similar with red, white and green palmettes on a dark blue ground; one with red, white and blue palmettes alternating with lotus blossoms on a white ground; another similar with palmettes alternating with blossoms and spiral tendrils on a white ground; another similar with red, green and yellow palmettes alternating with red, white, and yellow buds, joined by white spiral tendrils on a dark blue ground; and one with red and blue palmettes, red and blue buds, and red and blue plants with blue spiral tendrils below, all on a white ground
6.1/8 in. (15.6 cm) wide for the largest (10)
egypt or italy
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Including one with lotus flowers and buds in yellow, red, turquoise and white on a dark blue ground; two with a complex floral pattern on a dark blue ground with red palmettes outlined in yellow alternating with pale blue round buds, with cascading beaded design or palmettes below; one with lotus blossoms in yellow and red on pale blue stems alternating with lotus buds of white and red on yellow stems, on a green ground; one with blue and red palmettes alternating with inverted palmettes on a yellow ground; another similar with red, white and green palmettes on a dark blue ground; one with red, white and blue palmettes alternating with lotus blossoms on a white ground; another similar with palmettes alternating with blossoms and spiral tendrils on a white ground; another similar with red, green and yellow palmettes alternating with red, white, and yellow buds, joined by white spiral tendrils on a dark blue ground; and one with red and blue palmettes, red and blue buds, and red and blue plants with blue spiral tendrils below, all on a white ground
6.1/8 in. (15.6 cm) wide for the largest (10)