Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, blue, light blue appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Outsplayed, horizontal rim with rounded edge, turned down at acute angle to vertical side, tapering slightly downward. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of four canes: one in a purple ground with a ring of white dots around a central yellow rod; a second in a purple ground with a circle of yellow dots around a central red rod; a third in a purple ground with a lattice design of light blue rods outlined in yellow around a central fine yellow spiral, and the fourth in a blue ground with indeterminate white threads. Chipped outer edge of rim; polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and creamy brown weathering on exterior and edge of rim; jagged edges unweathered.

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