Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, light blue partially mixed with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque white and yellow, and colorless. Outsplayed rim with slightly pointed edge; carinated side, with two convex curves, the upper being deeply curved, the lower being shallow. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground outlined in white, with a central yellow spiral; the second in colorless with a yellow spiral, and the third in blue with a yellow spiral. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; thick iridescent weathering on exterior and 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