Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled body fragment.
Translucent purple, honey yellow, turquoise blue, and opaque white.
Very shallow convex curving side.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a blue ground within a circular band in yellow and decorated with spokes and central hollow circle in white, and the other in a purple ground containing a circle in white and a white rod at center.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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