Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thick-walled rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue, light blue mixed with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque white; yellow, and red. Vertical rim with flat tope edge; side tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a distorted cane or canes: one in a purple ground with a ring of white rods surrounding a confused pattern of turquoise blue rods outlined in yellow with red splashes and a central red rod. Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering 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