Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple and opaque white. Convex curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a purple ground with a white circle surrounding a central white rod. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on interior and jagged edges. Rotary grinding marks on interior.

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