Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent blue, turquoise blue, and opaque white. Slightly convex curving body. Pattern of two bands in turquoise on blue ground with white line between. Pinprick bubbles; exterior polished with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and 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