Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent purple, turquoise blue, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.
Vertical rim with rounded edge; straight side tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground, outlined in yellow, with an inner ground of turquoise blue with two circles of white dots around a white ring and central red rod.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy brown weathering and iridescence on interior, edge of rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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