Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and red. Slightly convex curving side; two almost straight edges at right angle to each other. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes, both in a purple ground: one with a white circle around a ring of red rods and a central white rod, and the other with a white circle around a ring of white rods and a central yellow rod. One corner broken off and unweathered; polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and edges. Possibly cut down into a triangle in antiquity.

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