Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white.
Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; straight side tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white and blue threads in parallel horizontal lines; on exterior, three vertical ribs, widely spaced, with flattened tops.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; creamy iridescent weathering on exterior; some weathering on jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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