Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple, turquoise blue appearing deep blue green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Convex curving side, with one long edge trimmed into a straight line. Composite pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a hollow white circle and a small, inner yellow circle around blue (?) ground with a central white rod; a second in a turquoise blue ground outlined in white and a circle of white dots around a red circle and central yellow rod, and the third in a turquoise blue ground with a circle of yellow dots around red and white circle and a central yellow rod. 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