A glass bowl decorated using a technique called mosaic glass or millefiori (a thousand flowers) as t
A glass bowl decorated using a technique called mosaic glass or millefiori (a thousand flowers) as the finished result often looks like a flower pattern. This looked was achieved by slowly melting different coloured glass rods, fusing them together, then cutting them into discs and placing them in a mould.Image from the Thorvaldsen Museum via their online collection: H2901 -- source link
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