Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled body fragment.
Translucent deep purple, light blue appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Shallow convex curving side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with an outer white circle and an inner yellow circle, enclosing a ground in blue with a central white rod, and the other in a blue ground with a yellow spiral.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and deep pitting on interior and jagged edges.
Probably from the same vessel as 91.1.1898.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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