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Greek, probably Eastern Mediterranean
The color scheme of the bowl, a combination of brown and white canes (rods) with blue and yellow, is exceptional in mosaic vessels. Holes on opposite sides of the rim likely held suspension cords or metal handles.
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Title: Glass mosaic bowl
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd–mid-1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, probably Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions:
1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
Other: 5in. (12.7cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1415
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