Mosaic glass fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled rim fragment (of a ribbed bowl?).
Translucent cobalt blue, honey brown, and opaque white.
Outsplayed, rounded rim; concave curving neck with side tapering downward.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large sections of a single cane in a blue ground with brown and white threads.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, rim, and jagged edges.

Mosaic glass fragment, Glass, Roman

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