Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Rim and side of ribbed bowl with base ring.

Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.

Almost horizontal, rounded rim; almost straight side, tapering downward.

Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with white rods, and the other in a blue ground with white stripes. On exterior, vestige of a single rounded rib.

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

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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