Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white. Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; straight side tapering downward. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white and blue threads in parallel horizontal lines; on exterior, three vertical ribs, unevenly spaced, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles and cracks on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges. The fragment probably belongs to deep bowl with a base ring, similar to 17.194.262.

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