Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white. Part of broad, convex side. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with white and blue threads in wavy lines. Many bubbles; polished exterior with only slight pitting; dulling, pitting, creamy weathering, and iridescence on interior and 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