Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled rim fragment.
Semi-opaque greyish blue, translucent deep purple, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, beveled rim; almost straight side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground outlined in white and surrounded by an irregular blue band, a yellow circle in a purple ground with a central white rod; on interior, horizontal cut band below rim.
Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and edges.
Cut down into a triangle with rounded corners.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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