Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Translucent honey yellow, purple, and opaque white.

Elongated oval, with ground edges, with convex-curving exterior side; uneven surface to interior.

Mosaic pattern formed from sections of two canes: one in a yellow ground with irregular white threads, and the other in a purple ground with parallel lines of white threads.

Polished exterior and edges, with some pitting of surface bubbles; pitting, dulling, and some iridescence on interior.

Possibly ground down from a vessel.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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