Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent honey brown, deep purple appearing black, and opaque white.
Tall, outsplayed base ring, with convex curving side on interior and rounded bottom edge; irregular small circular indents on exterior.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of one or more canes in a purple and brown ground with fine white threads, partially appearing yellow, in parallel lines, set between broad white bands.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles and weathering in indents on exterior; creamy weathering and some iridescence on interior and jagged edges.

This fragment is part of a flaring base ring, probably belonging to a deep ribbed bowl.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman
Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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