Glass mosaic dish fragment

Roman

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Translucent purple, light blue green appearing green, opaque white and yellow.

Vertical, rounded rim; shallow side curving in towards bottom, thin-walled.

Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and central yellow rod comprising a tiny spiral, another in a purple ground with a cluster of yellow rods, and the third in a blue ground with a yellow spiral and a central tight yellow spiral. On interior, a single horizontal groove 3/16 in. (0.5 cm) below rim.

Polished exterior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; deep weathering, dulling and creamy iridescence on interior; iridescent weathering on jagged edges.

Glass mosaic dish fragment, Glass, Roman

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