Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent deep purple and opaque white.
Vertical, squared-off rim; shallow convex curving side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with two concentric circles of white dots and a central white rod; on interior, projecting band below rim, slanting out and downward, cut back below horizontally.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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