Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

2nd–mid-1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Body fragment. Translucent cobalt blue, opaque white and yellow, and colorless. Convex curving side. Composite pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with a white spiral thread, and the other in a colorless ground with a yellow spiral thread. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–mid-1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891