Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment of shallow dish or bowl. Translucent purple, blue mixed with yellow appearing green, opaque yellow, white, and red. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and central yellow dot; the other with concentric rows of green rods outlined in yellow surrounding a central red dot. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy weathering on interior 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