Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast, Other: 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (1.5 x 3.1 cm), Glass, Thick-walled body fragment., Translucent blue, deep purple (?) appearing black, opaque white, yellow, and red., Outsplayed curving side, then turned sharply downward., Mosaic pattern formed from tiny polygonal sections of three canes all in a blue ground: one with a purple rosette with white radiating spokes and two circles in white and red around a central yellow rod; another with a purple rosette outlined in white and two circles in yellow and red around a central white rod, and a third with a purple circle outlined in white and filled with a ring of yellow dots and two circles in white and red around a central yellow rod
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Glass mosaic fragment, Early Imperial, late 1st century B.C.–early .D, Roman, Glass, cast, 9/16 x 1 3/16, 1.5 3.1 cm, Thick-walled body, fragment, Translucent blue, deep purple, appearing black, opaque white, yellow, red, Outsplayed curving, side, turned sharply, downward, Mosaic pattern, formed, tiny polygonal, sections, three canes, blue ground, purple rosette, white radiating, spokes, two circles, white, central yellow, rod, another, outlined, third, circle, filled, ring, yellow dots
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