Glass mosaic base ring fragment

Roman

Not on view

Base ring, probably from a deep ribbed bowl.

Translucent cobalt blue, purple, and opaque white.

Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge; concave curving side, sloping in upward; made separately and attached to bottom of the bowl, with join visible on fragment.

Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with irregular white splashes, and the other in a purple ground with white streaks.

Exterior polished; some pitting and weathering on exterior; dulling and small patches of weathering on interior; weathering on jagged edges.

Glass mosaic base ring fragment, Glass, Roman

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