Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent deep honey yellow, purple, deep turquoise green, opaque white and yellow. Shallow convex curving side. Composite pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: one in a yellow ground with a white spiral around a central purple rod; another in a yellow ground with a white spiral around a central turquoise green rod; a third in a turquoise green ground with a pattern of yellow rods around a central white rod, and the fourth in a turquoise green ground with a pattern of white rods around a central yellow spiral; and a strip comprising yellow, white, and purple in parallel straight bands. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy 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