Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent turquoise blue appearing green, cobalt blue, opaque yellow and white, and colorless.
Vertical, tapering rim with rounded edge; side slanting downward, then turned sharply inward.
Mosaic pattern formed from lengths of two or more canes in a turquoise blue ground with stripes in blue, yellow and colorless outlined or layered with colorless and white.
Dulling and iridescent weathering on both surfaces, rim, and edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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

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