Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment

Roman

Not on view

Rim fragment.
Translucent pale greyish blue, pale green, opaque yellow, white and brick red, uncertain color appearing black, and colorless.
Vertical, rounded rim; almost straight side, tapering downward.
Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from lengths in colorless with fine white and black lines (at rim), thin stripes in white, red, blue, black, and white, and broader bands in green and yellow.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and edges

Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment, Glass, Roman

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