Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple (?) appearing black, opaque white and red; base ring in streaky translucent purple. Traces of side curving upward and flat bottom; outsplayed base ring. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of white rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle. Bottom edge of base ring chipped off; polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles and scratches on interior; thick creamy weathering on exterior, sides of base ring, and jagged edges. Part of the bottom of the vessel with a low applied base ring on the exterior.

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