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Opaque orange with streaks of opaque red.
Flat rectangle, with rounded corners.
Marbled mosaic pattern in an orange ground with red swirls.
One large chip on one edge; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling and creamy weathering on underside and edges.
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Title: Glass mosaic inlay fragment
Period: Early Imperial
Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (3 x 3.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1648
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