Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, blue, and opaque white. Vertical rim with rounded inner lip; convex curving side, tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in purple ground with irregular blue stripes outlined in white, surrounding a central cluster of cane sections in purple ground outlined in white with a central tiny spiral and a circle of white dots. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and patches of weathering on interior, rim, 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