Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent honey yellow, blue, and opaque white.
Convex curving side.
Spiral mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in yellow ground with irregular white spiral threads and a second spiral composed of fine parallel blue threads set between white threads.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, iridescence, and patches of thick creamy weathering on exterior and two edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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