Glass mosaic inlay

Post-Roman (?)

Not on view

Translucent purple and streaky pale green; opaque white and grey-blue.

Square, with slight convex upper surface; ground, straight edges.

Central ground in green, outlined with an irregular wavy pattern in white and blue, and a purple ground at corners.

One corner missing, and another chip in one side; many pinprick bubbles; polished upper surface, with some pitting of surface bubbles; some pitting, dulling, and soil encrustation on bottom surface.

Probably not ancient.

Glass mosaic inlay, Glass, Post-Roman (?)

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