Glass mosaic fragment
Not on view
Body fragment.
Translucent deep purple, appearing chocolate brown, and opaque yellow.
Convex curving side.
Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with large irregular yellow streaks and swirls.
Polished exterior and edges; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and pitting on interior.
Cut down into a tear-drop shape, perhaps in antiquity.
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