Glass striped mosaic bowl, late 1st century –early 1st century
Glass striped mosaic bowl, Early Imperial, late 1st century –early 1st century , Roman, probably Italian, Glass; cast, 2 5/8in. (), Glass, Translucent purple and blue, opaque white and yellow, and colorless glass. Vertical rim with rounded edge; almost vertical side curving in below to concave bottom. Striped mosaic pattern formed from lengths of two alternating canes laid side by side in ten parallel rows and separated from one another by single lengths of a network cane in cololress glass wound spirally with two yellow threads; one cane comprises a central length of purple outlined in white and flanked by blue stripes, and the other comprises a central length of blue outlined in white and flanked by yellow stripes; a blue network cane wound spirally with a single white thread is attached as rim
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