Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent deep purple appearing black, cobalt blue, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.
Outsplayed, horizontal rim with rounded edge; convex curving side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: one in a purple ground with a yellow circle and a central yellow rod; another in a purple ground with a white circle and a central white rod; a third in a purple ground with an irregular scatter of white dots and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle, and the fourth in a blue ground with a white circle and a central white rod.
Polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on interior; deep pitting, iridescence, and creamy weathering on exterior, outer edge of rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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