Mosaic glass fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent honey brown and opaque white. Rounded rim; outsplayed neck; side tapering downward. Onyx mosaic pattern formed from large sections of a single cane in brown ground with thin layers of white and brown. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and patches of creamy iridescent weathering on exterior; similar weathering on 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