The portrait in the middle of the first row looks like it could be a Realism study from the 19th century. Incredible.
There are a number of surviving pieces from Roman Egypt that are just fantastic, incredible artistic skill. Mummy portraits are another good example
Great! Now I way a glass portrait medallion of me and my family! Where do I find a workshop that is going to make one for me???
If you’re legit looking for work like this, I have no idea how expensive it is (I presume very), but I believe in the modern day the terms used for this kind of work is glass gilding and verre eglomise. Not so sure about the potential of getting someone who can do this style, mind you, but I know that this kind of material is still worked with.
No worries, I’m about to finish building my time machine. I’ll bring them back in no time!
