Italian glass fragments
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These two clear glass fragments illustrate the costly luxury glasses imported from the Mediterranean in the 13th and 14th centuries. They come from fragments of a small bowl ornamented with clear and blue bosses. Soda was used in the mix of such vessels, giving a clear body resembling crystal.
Acknowledgments: RAMMuseum