Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Thin-walled body fragment of bowl.
Translucent purple, light blue partly mixed with yellow appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Convex curving side.
Mosaic pattern formed from sections of four canes: one in purple ground with a white circle and a central yellow dot, a second in purple ground with a pattern of yellow dots, a third in blue ground with a central yellow dot and a radiating yellow spiral, and a fourth in purple ground with white circle and a central green spot outlined in yellow.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; pitting and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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