Glass network mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Colorless, with opaque white. Convex side. Six narrow vertical canes decorated with two spirally twisted threads. Pinprick bubbles; rough edges and exterior polished, with pitting of surface bubbles; patches of creamy weathering on interior 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