Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent deep purple, appearing black, and opaque white. Flat, irregular hexagon, with one long rounded edge. Marbled mosaic pattern in a black ground with white threads and swirls. Polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting and patches of weathering on underside and edges. This small piece of marbled mosaic glass is roughly shaped as a lozenge or hexagon, suggesting that it was an inlay in a larger opus sectile panel of geometric design.

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