Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball And surely it once had

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

entertaining and instructive

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

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

Magical Collection of Ancient Iridescent Glass Shards and Bits two toned wood ball And surely it once hadThis 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