Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent honey brown, blue, and opaque white.
Convex curving side, tapering downwards to bottom.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white trails and fine blue threads in parallel lines; on exterior, parts of five narrow, pointed ribs.
Polished exterior; patches of dulling and weathering on exterior; creamy iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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