Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Opaque orange with streaks of opaque red. Flat rectangle, with rounded corners. Marbled mosaic pattern in an orange ground with red swirls. One large chip on one edge; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling and creamy weathering on underside and 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