Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent light blue appearing green, purple appearing brick red, and opaque yellow.
Outsplayed, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with part of one narrow convex curve, turning sharply downward at bottom.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in light blue with an irregular pattern of yellow rods and a central yellow rod surrounded by a red (?) circle.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles and deep weathering of circle around central rod on interior; dulling, deep pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, outer edge of rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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