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Description: | Glass fragment of inlay (?), seemingly moulded, composed of several types of glass fused together; pale opaque green, with red, white and black chequers mosaic; and yellow and green rod millefiori, at one dege; a flat red strip impressed into the top surface, curved. Is the inlay a fanciful fish with red inlay as fins? cp. with UC. 22335
Information from D. Sweeney, Jerusalem: Roman fish inlay from wall, made in Alexandria and fashionalbe from 100 B.C. to 100 A.D. Many such pieces have been bought in Egypt, but only a few actually found in that city. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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