Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Deep purple, appearing reddish brown, and opaque white. Flat, roughly rectangular revetment plaque. Marbled mosaic pattern in purple ground with multiple white rods. Chipped at all four corners; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles; thick creamy weathering on underside and edges. The glass imitates Egyptian porphyry.

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