Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, blue, and opaque white. Convex curving side, tapering downwards to bottom. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white trails and fine blue threads in parallel lines; on exterior, parts of five narrow, pointed ribs. Polished exterior; patches of dulling and weathering on exterior; creamy iridescent weathering on interior 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