Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent turquoise blue, deep purple appearing black, and opaque white.
Almost straight side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with white rods forming splashes and occasional purple rods; on exterior, part of a single thick and broad vertical rib with rounded profile.
Polished exterior; pitting and some weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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