Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue, partially mixed with yellow and appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Outsplayed, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with two deep convex curves, the upper one narrow.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a white outer circle, a central white rod encircled by blue and a yellow circle; the second in a blue ground with a central white rod encircled by yellow spokes outlined in yellow.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, deep pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, underside of rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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