Glass Tile Fragments. Dimensions: 23.75.15a: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) D. 3/8 in. (1 cm) Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g)23.75.15b: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm) W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) D. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm) Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g). Date: 9th century.Glassmakers at Samarra used ingenious techniques to decorate the interiors of the caliph's palaces. These multicolored fused millefiori glass fragments belonged to larger tiles that were probably used on a wall. They were found in the rubble of Samarra's Main Caliphal Palace (Dar al-Khilafa) along with opaque black glass tiles and shaped glass inlay pieces. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Glass Tile Fragments. Dimensions: 23.75.15a: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm) D. 3/8 in. (1 cm) Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g)23.75.15b: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm) W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) D. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm) Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g). Date: 9th century.Glassmakers at Samarra used ingenious techniques to decorate the interiors of the caliph's palaces. These multicolored fused millefiori glass fragments belonged to larger tiles that were probably used on a wall. They were found in the rubble of Samarra's Main Caliphal Palace (Dar al-Khilafa) along with opaque black glass tiles and shaped glass inlay pieces. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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