Glass mosaic inlay fragment late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D. Roman Thin inlay fragment.Translucent deep purple streaked with colorless, greyish blue, turquoise blue appearing green; opaque white and yellow.Flat with one straight edge; slightly uneven underside.Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and a central white rod; another in a purple ground around a rosette of five green rods outlined in yellow and a central white rod surrounded by a purple circle, and a third in a purple ground around a rosette of six blue rods outlined in white and a central yellow spiral surrounded by a purple circle.Polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; pitting and thick creamy weathering and brilliant iridescence on underside and edges.. Glass mosaic inlay fragment 257336