Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled rim fragment.
Translucent purple, cobalt blue, turquoise blue partially appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, rounded rim; shallow convex curving side, tapering downward.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and a central yellow rod surrounded by a yellow circle; another in a blue ground with concentric white circles and a central white rod, and the third in a turquoise blue ground with yellow concentric circles and a central white rod surrounded by purple.
Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; deep pitting and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges, dulling on rim.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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