Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.
Slightly convex curving side, tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a blue ground with wavy, horizontal bands of white threads in parallel lines; on exterior, part of four vertical ribs with rounded exteriors, tapering downward.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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