Glass mosaic fragment

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

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Thin-walled body fragment.
Translucent purple, turquoise blue, and opaque white and yellow.
Almost flat side, with two straight edges almost at right angle to each other.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a white spiral and a central yllow rod, and another in a blue ground with a white spiral and a central white rod.
One unweathered chip on one edge; polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior and edges.
Perhaps cut down in antiquity into a rectangular shape.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

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Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

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