Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
Not on view
Body fragment.
Translucent purple and opaque white.
Slightly concave curving side.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with wavy bands of white parallel threads; on exterior, part of a single thick, flat vertical rib, tapering downward, with tooling marks across squared top.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.
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