Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, blue, and opaque white. Almost straight side. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of two canes: one in blue ground with irregular spiral white threads, the other in brown ground with central circle in blue outlined in white and surrounded by white dots; on exterior, one pronounced vertical rib with flattened top. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on exterior and jagged, chipped 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