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Translucent green and opaque yellow.
Plano-convex disk with rounded edge.
Concentric pattern of hollow circles in yellow: one at center, surrounded by one ring of six circles, and an outer ring of nine circles, and two solid yellow lines running from outer circle to edge on both sides.
Intact, but slightly chipped around edge; dulling, brown weathering, and faint iridescence.
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Title: Glass mosaic counter or inlay
Period: Imperial
Date: ca. 3rd century CE
Culture: Roman, Egyptian
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Other: 1/4 x 1 in. (0.7 x 2.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.507
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