Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Rim fragment.
Translucent blue and purple, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, rounded rim; straight side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of one or more canes: in a purple ground with white circles enclosing blue decorated with a ring of yellow rods, and a central white rod surrounded by purple; on exterior, flattened top of a single broad rib.
Polished on interior with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence on exterior, rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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