Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple, blue, and opaque white. Convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with an outer circle of white dots and a central circle in blue outlined with white spokes; the second similar but with a central circle in blue outlined in white and a central white dot. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; 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