Glass mosaic bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; shallow convex bottom. Composite mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a regular central white spiral. Intact; slight pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, probably Italian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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