Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Roman

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Body fragment.
Translucent purple, blue, opaque white, and yellow.
Part of side, flaring outward at top and tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with white, yellow, and blue threads in parallel vertical lines; on exterior, parts of two rounded ribs, with irregular tooling marks across tops.
Broken at bottom right corner and repaired; polished interior; slight pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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