Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent deep honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white.
Outsplayed rim with rounded lip; slightly convex curving side tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of one or more canes with wavy blue, white, and brown threads, some in parallel lines; on exterior, parts of three slanting ribs, with flattened and tooled tops.
Some bubbles; polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles and weathering of linear scratches on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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