Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Translucent purple, cobalt blue, opaque white, yellow, and colorless.
Convex curving side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle; a second in a blue ground with a circle of white dots around a central yellow rod; a third in a colorless ground with a yellow spiral surrounding a central white rod within a purple circle.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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