Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent deep honey yellow, purple, deep turquoise green, opaque white and yellow.
Shallow convex curving side.
Composite pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: one in a yellow ground with a white spiral around a central purple rod; another in a yellow ground with a white spiral around a central turquoise green rod; a third in a turquoise green ground with a pattern of yellow rods around a central white rod, and the fourth in a turquoise green ground with a pattern of white rods around a central yellow spiral; and a strip comprising yellow, white, and purple in parallel straight bands.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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