Small glass plaque with lotus capital

Small glass plaque with lotus capital
The object is a slice of a rectangular multicolored bar composed of glass rods, forming a lotus capital cased in opaque red glass. The interior of the capital is opaque black and yellow, the other elements are opaque black and white, with a convex green bar on top, while the contours are in translucent blue.
Probably, the slice was to be used as an inlay.

Present location ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number APM 7726

Archaeological Site UNKNOWN
Category UNSPECIFIED
Material GLASS
Technique MILLEFIORI
Height 1.12 cm
Width 1.12 cm
Depth 0.3 cm



Bibliography•G.A.S. Snijder (ed.), Algemeene Gids Allard Pierson Museum - Amsterdam, 1956 (tweede druk), 191 (nr. 1756)
•R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Glas onder de loupe, MVAPM 28 (1983), 7/fig. 4
•W.M. van Haarlem (ed.), CAA Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, Fasc. 1, 1986, 100

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