Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment of large bowl or dish. Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Flaring rim with beveled lip; convex curving side on interior. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with irregular wavy white threads and streaks in parallel lines, the other in a blue ground with a central white rod surrounded by a white square. Polished exterior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and jagged edges. Horizontal grinding marks on interior.

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