Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple, opaque white and yellow, and colorless. Flat plaque. Marbled mosaic pattern in yellow ground with white, colorless, and fine purple streaks. Chipped edges; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on underside and jagged edges; one straight edge ground flat. The marbled pattern deliberately imitates semi-precious stones such as onyx or alabaster.

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