Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 199

Translucent purple and opaque white.
Thick, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; straight side tapering slightly downward.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from lengths of one or more canes in a purple ground with white spirals and fine threads in parallel lines; on exterior, traces of one vertical shallow rib.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and some iridescence on exterior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman
Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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