Glass striped mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent turquoise blue, purple appearing opaque brick red, turquoise blue and yellow appearing green, and opaque yellow. Vertical rim with flat lip; slightly convex side. Layered band in red forming rim; on body, layered wavy bands, slanting from top right to bottom left in an irregular pattern: blue, yellow, red, green, yellow, and green. A few pinprick bubbles; exterior polished, with slight surface pitting; dulling, iridescence, and creamy weathering on interior, lip of 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