Glass mosaic base ring fragment

Roman

Not on view

Base ring, probably from a deep ribbed bowl.

Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.

Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge; almost straight side, sloping in upward; made separately and attached to bottom of the bowl.

Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of a single cane in a blue ground with irregular white splashes.

Interior polished; some pitting and weathering on interior; dulling and patches of iridescent weathering on exterior; weathering on jagged edges.

Glass mosaic base ring fragment, Glass, Roman

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