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EGYPT, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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SIX ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
egypt, 1st century a.d.
Each circular in form, including two with a four-petalled rosette of white, yellow and red on a greenish-black ground, framed by white and red bands, one with an eight-petalled rosette of yellow and blue on a dark blue ground, framed by a yellow and dark blue band of wave and a band of red; one with a seven-armed star in white with red in the center on a bluish-black ground; one with a lily-and-palmette design in red, yellow and white on a dark blue ground; and one with a five-petalled rosette of red, white, green, yellow and turquoise on a dark purple ground
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm) diameter for the largest (6)
egypt, 1st century a.d.
Each circular in form, including two with a four-petalled rosette of white, yellow and red on a greenish-black ground, framed by white and red bands, one with an eight-petalled rosette of yellow and blue on a dark blue ground, framed by a yellow and dark blue band of wave and a band of red; one with a seven-armed star in white with red in the center on a bluish-black ground; one with a lily-and-palmette design in red, yellow and white on a dark blue ground; and one with a five-petalled rosette of red, white, green, yellow and turquoise on a dark purple ground
.7/8 in. (2.2 cm) diameter for the largest (6)