Glass mosaic base fragment

Unknown

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

Solid base ring and thin-walled bottom fragment, probably from a carinated bowl. Translucent light blue appearing semi-opaque greyish green, deep purple appearing black, opaque white and red; base ring in green. Flat bottom, slanting inward; applied outsplayed base ring with edge ground flat. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a green ground surrounding a hollow band in a purple ground filled with a circle of white dots, and a central white rod within a red circle. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy brown weathering on exterior, jagged edges, and all of base ring.

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