Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
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Rim fragment.
Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white.
Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; straight side tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white and blue threads in parallel horizontal lines; on exterior, three vertical ribs, unevenly spaced, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles and cracks on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.
The fragment probably belongs to deep bowl with a base ring, similar to 17.194.262.
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