Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple (?) appearing black, opaque white and red; base ring in streaky translucent purple.
Traces of side curving upward and flat bottom; outsplayed base ring.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of white rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle.
Bottom edge of base ring chipped off; polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles and scratches on interior; thick creamy weathering on exterior, sides of base ring, and jagged edges.

Part of the bottom of the vessel with a low applied base ring on the exterior.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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