Glass mosaic bowl

Unknown

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

Colorless, translucent purple, cobalt blue, turquoise blue, green, honey yellow, and semi-opaque white on body; color(s) of base ring uncertain. Horizontal everted rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with two convex curves, the upper being narrower and slightly angular, the lower being deeper and more rounded; convex bottom within applied outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of monchrome canes in different colors. Broken and repaired, with one hole in side; many pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and brilliant iridescent weathering. Small bowls of this shape were also made in silver and red-slipped Roman pottery.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, probably Italian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923