Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

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Thin-walled rim fragment.
Translucent purple, light blue appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical rim, with flat upper edge; almost straight side, tapering slightly downward.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a concentric white circle and a central white rod, and the other in a blue ground with a yellow spiral around a central yellow rod.
Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; deep pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and edges.

Glass mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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