Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple and opaque white. Flat, but one corner upturned in a straight line. Marbled mosaic pattern in purple ground with irregular pattern of white lines and streaks. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and edges. Possibly from a large flat dish but more probably part of a revetment plaque with a beveled side.

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