Mosaic glass carinated bowl fragment

Roman, probably Italian

Not on view

Translucent medium blue appearing opaque grey, honey yellow, and purple, opaque white and red.

Almost horizontal rim with rounded outer lip; carinated side, with two convex curves.

Composite mosaic patterns formed from polygonal sections of two canes in a grey ground: one in a purple ground with a circle of white rods surrounding a central white red enclosed by red and white circles, and the other in a yellow ground with a white spiral and central white rod.

Pitting of surface bubbles with slight weathering on exterior and interior; weathering on jagged edges.

Mosaic glass carinated bowl fragment, Glass, Roman, probably Italian

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