Glass mosaic fragment

Roman

Not on view

Translucent purple and blue, opaque white and yellow, and colorless.
Part of flat bottom and convex curving side expanding upward.
Mosaic pattern formed from sections of two or more canes: one in a purple ground with white dots around a blue center outlined in white, and another in parallel bands of yellow, partially mixed with colorless, and blue and white stripes.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles and joins between canes; dulling, pitting, and slight iridescent weathering on interior and edges.

Glass mosaic fragment, Glass, Roman

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