Glass striped mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Body fragment.
Translucent turquoise blue and opaque yellow appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and colorless.
Convex curving side.
Mosaic pattern formed from parallel bands of layered canes in colorless glass with yellow spiral thread, white, green, colorless glass with white spiral thread, and yellow.
A few pinprick bubbles; exterior polished, with slight pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and creamy weathering on interior and edges.

Glass striped mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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Glass striped mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman
Glass striped mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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