Glass mosaic bowl
Greek, probably Eastern Mediterranean
Colorless, translucent honey brown, translucent turquoise blue, appearing green, opaque white, opaque yellow, and opaque light blue.
Vertical rim with rounded edge; shallow, convex side, tapering downward to broad, slightly convex bottom.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections and square segments of four canes: the first in a brown ground with a white spiral; the second in a turquoise blue ground with a yellow spiral and central brown dot; the third in a colorless ground with a white spiral and central brown dot, and the fourth in blue segments. A brown cane wound spirally with a single white thread is attached as a rim.
Broken and repaired, but complete; slight pitting and dulling, three areas of creamy white iridescent weathering; two holes drilled in side below rim.
Rotary grinding marks on interior.
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