Glass mosaic vessel fragment

Roman

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Translucent turquoise blue and purple, opaque white and red.

Body fragment with convex curving side.

Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a blue ground with multiple random white rods surrounding a central white rod surrounded by a red circle and purple band.

Broken into two pieces with slight loss along break; polished exterior; slight pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on interior; weathering on edges.

Glass mosaic vessel fragment, Glass (2  joining fragments), Roman

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