Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Translucent deep purple, opaque white and yellow.

Convex-curving side with oblique twist.

Composite mosaic pattern formed from large sections of a single cane in a purple ground with a circle of white rods and a central polygonal yellow section outlined in white.

Polished on exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles and some black impurities in yellow sections; dulling and pitting on interior with small patches of creamy weathering, and dulling on edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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