Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

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Rim fragment.
Translucent deep purple, blue, and opaque white.
Vertical rim with rounded inner lip; convex curving side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in purple ground with irregular blue stripes outlined in white, surrounding a central cluster of cane sections in purple ground outlined in white with a central tiny spiral and a circle of white dots.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and patches of weathering on interior, rim, and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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