Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled body fragment.
Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white.
Outsplayed at top towards rim; straight side tapering downward.
Spiral mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with white and blue threads in parallel horizontal lines; on exterior, parts of three shallow vertical ribs, tapering downward, with tooling marks across top of central rib.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and faint iridescence on exterior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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