Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball let alone had in hand

let alone had in hand

The creamy white paint (especially those arched windows) against unpainted wood and green roof on this church completely do it for me

watercolor on paper mounted to board

and the dealer I purchased it from

entertaining and instructive

Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball let alone had in handThis 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