Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Body fragment.
Greyish blue, opaque light turquoise blue, and red.
Very shallow curving side.
Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a turquoise blue ground with a hollow rosette pattern in red with blue dots and a central red rod.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and faint iridescent weathering on interior and edges.
The color scheme and the pattern are both unusual.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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