Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent deep honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white. Part of convex side. Spiral mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with white and blue threads in parallel horizontal lines. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles and weathering of small chipped areas; dulling and creamy weathering on interior and edges. The fragment appears to have been cut down into this shape in antiquity.

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