Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball and the dealer I purchased

and the dealer I purchased it from

I'm not quite sure if the bird was inlaid or just incised very finely and then painted/stained a slightly stronger red--but of it feels now like this happy surprise

And surely it once had a lid--but I'm perfectly glad to appreciate the beautiful weaving of the lip without it

and a charmer of a thing to land in someone else's now

watercolor on paper mounted to board

Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball and the dealer I purchasedThis is the find this week that fills me with the most wonder and delivers the greatest joy: glorious shiny objects! Specifically, these are shards of ancient glass, most showing some, or a whole lot, of iridescence. People tend to call all iridescent glass Roman, but whether this is exclusively Roman or a mix including ancient glass from other regions I not expert enough to say. I can say it all feels very magical, and luxurious laid out in front of