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Silk Road Collection
Glass

Brooch with mosaic inlay

  • Roman, Gaul
  • 2nd-3rd century AD
  • Roman
  • glass, bronze
  • H4.0×φ4.4cm

Wheel-shaped bronze brooch, inlaid with fine mosaic glass fragments. Pieces like these were mostly made in Gaul (present day France) in Roman period. They are also called enamel (émail in French).