Glass striped mosaic fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent cobalt blue, deep purple, purple appearing opaque brick red, opaque white and yellow, with colorless glass.
Applied coil rim with rounded, vertical lip; almost straight side.
Rim in colorless glass with double spiral yellow threads; body decorated with vertical bands, forming a pattern: blue, colorless with double spiral yellow threads, white, purple, colorless with double spiral yellow threads, blue, red, yellow, and blue.
Pinprick bubbles; exterior polished, with slight surface pitting; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and edges.

Glass striped mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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