Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Body fragment.
Translucent honey brown, blue, and opaque white.
Almost straight side.
Mosaic pattern formed from sections of two canes: one in blue ground with irregular spiral white threads, the other in brown ground with central circle in blue outlined in white and surrounded by white dots; on exterior, one pronounced vertical rib with flattened top.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on exterior and jagged, chipped edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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