Bidspirit auction | Roman Millefiori Mosaic Glass Patella.

Roman Millefiori Mosaic Glass Patella. 1st cent BC - 1st cent CE. - 9.4 cm in diam; 3.4 cm high. The “flowers”, which are made of blue, yellow, white and red glass are inserted in a brown background. With repaired rim but in very good condition. For similar items see: Robert Steven Bianchi (ed.), Borowski Collection, Bible Lands Museum, 2002, pp. 82-84, V-38.