Rods of white, blue and red glass have been fused and cased in green glass to form a round cane. A rectangular blue-and-white rod forms the body of the ibis. The legs and head are made out of blue glass, the eye is red with a minute blue dot. In extending the cane it was twisted: the ibis is 45 degrees off on top compared to the bottom. The object is of minute size; slices of it could be used as inlays or in glass vessels.
Present location |
ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM |
Inventory number |
APM 7716 |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
UNSPECIFIED |
Material |
GLASS |
Technique |
MILLEFIORI |
Diameter |
0.7 cm |