Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Body fragment.Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue, greyish blue, opaque white and yellow.Carinated side, with part of one narrow convex curve, then slanting sharply downward below.Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a hollow white circle and an inner, small yellow circle around a purple band and central white rod; another in a purple ground with a hollow rosette of greyish blue rods outlined in yellow around a purple band and a central yellow rod, and a third in a turquoise blue ground with an indeterminate pattern.Polished exterior; pitting and slight weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.. Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment 257350