Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent purple, turquoise blue, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Vertical rim with rounded edge; straight side tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground, outlined in yellow, with an inner ground of turquoise blue with two circles of white dots around a white ring and central red rod. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy brown weathering and iridescence on interior, edge of rim, 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