Romano-Egyptian Mosaic Fragment Pendant

Name: Romano-Egyptian Mosaic Fragment Pendant - St James Ancient Art
Brand: Egyptian
SKU: RGS-101
Price: 265.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£ 265.00

A polychromatic, Romano-Egyptian millefiori glass fragment, encased in a silver pendant frame. The fragment features an opaque purple base colour, interspersed with varying colours of green, white and yellow. Within the centre is a large red dot, encircled by a petal motif of yellow and green. Additional petals of white surround this, filling the rest of the fragment. The piece has been placed in a modern, diamond-shaped, silver frame with a loop sitting at the top for suspension.

Please note: Chain is for illustration purposes only. Chains are available to purchase at an additional cost.

Date: Circa 1st century BC - 1st century AD
Provenance: Gallery Mikazuki prior 1984, property of a London gentleman
Condition: Very fine. Signs of wear as consistent with age, such as earthly encrustations. Frame is modern.

SKU: RGS-101 Categories: Egyptian, New Items, Roman Empire Tags: Floral, Fragment, Polychromatic

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Millefiori, is a type of mosaic glass, characterised by its floral patterns. The name itself means ‘a thousand flowers’ in Italian. The technique involved arranging bundles of thin glass rods, of various colours, fusing them together and then drawing them out. They were then cut into cross-sectional fragments and slices to be used as inlays or for larger pieces. Millefiori bowls, for example, would involve large amounts of the sectioned fragments to be applied to an already-blown, hot bowl. The bowl would be heated again, allowing the fragments to fuse seamlessly together and creating a beautiful floral pattern. The millefiori technique was created by Egyptian craftsmen in the 2nd century BC, during the Hellenistic period and used well into the Roman period.