Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white. Convex curving side, tapering in sharply. Spiral mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular white and blue threads in parallel lines; on exterior, two vertical ribs, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges, tapering downward. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior 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