Glass mosaic carinated dish fragment

Unknown

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

Opaque red and white. Short, horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side with one convex curve. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a red ground with irregular pattern of white rods. Polished interior, with pitting of surface bubbles; thick, iridescent weathering on exterior, outer edge of rim, 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