Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent blue and purple, opaque white and yellow. Vertical, rounded rim; straight side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of one or more canes: in a purple ground with white circles enclosing blue decorated with a ring of yellow rods, and a central white rod surrounded by purple; on exterior, flattened top of a single broad rib. Polished on interior with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and faint iridescence 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