Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Vertical rim with beveled inner edge; shallow convex curving side, tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a circle in white and a central white rod, and the other in a purple ground outlined in white, radiating yellow spokes around a yellow circle enclosing a central red rod. 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