Mosaic glass bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple appearing black, pale blue mixed with yellow and appearing green, opaque white and yellow. Vertical, beveled rim; shallow curving side, tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground outlined in white with a random pattern of yellow dots, and the other in a blue ground with yellow spiral. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and 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