Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple, blue, opaque white, and yellow. Part of side, flaring outward at top and tapering downward. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with white, yellow, and blue threads in parallel vertical lines; on exterior, parts of two rounded ribs, with irregular tooling marks across tops. Broken at bottom right corner and repaired; polished interior; slight pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior 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