Mosaic glass fragment

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Thin-walled rim fragment (of a ribbed bowl?). Translucent cobalt blue, honey brown, and opaque white. Outsplayed, rounded rim; concave curving neck with side tapering downward. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large sections of a single cane in a blue ground with brown and white threads. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, rim, and jagged edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891