Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Rim fragment.
Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.
Vertical rim with beveled inner edge; shallow convex curving side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a circle in white and a central white rod, and the other in a purple ground outlined in white, radiating yellow spokes around a yellow circle enclosing a central red rod.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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