Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Shallow convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and a central white rod; a second in a purple ground outlined in white and with a circle of yellow dots around a central white rod; a third in a purple ground with a circle of white rods surrounding a central red rod within a white circle. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; deep pitting and iridescent weathering on interior 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