Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Roman

Not on view

Uncertain colors, including blue appearing green, opaque yellow and red.
Flat on one side, slightly convex on other.
Mosaic pattern of large polygonal canes, including one in a blue ground with a central red rod.
All surfaces and jagged edges covered with a thick, creamy weathering and iridescence.

Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Glass, Roman

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Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Glass, Roman
Glass mosaic inlay fragment, Glass, Roman

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