Small Roman 'millefiori' ribbon glass bowl
Combining ribbon glass and pieces of millefiori glass, and edging it in spiral glass makes this bowl a real work of art. Here, we're looking down into the interior of the bowl, and I've adjusted the light to reveal the true colors of yellow, blue and white ribbon glass, with spiral glass on the rim and on the inside of the pattern, with little slices of millefiori at the angles and center.
From the Vesuvian area, 1st century CE
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (MANN inv. 13558)
Small Roman 'millefiori' ribbon glass bowl
Combining ribbon glass and pieces of millefiori glass, and edging it in spiral glass makes this bowl a real work of art. Here, we're looking down into the interior of the bowl, and I've adjusted the light to reveal the true colors of yellow, blue and white ribbon glass, with spiral glass on the rim and on the inside of the pattern, with little slices of millefiori at the angles and center.
From the Vesuvian area, 1st century CE
Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (MANN inv. 13558)