Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent deep purple, deep turquoise blue mixed with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and red. Part of rim (?), straight side, then slanting sharply downward below. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground outlined in white and a circle of white dots around central white rod encircled in red; a second in a purple ground outlined in white containing yellow rods, and the third in a blue ground with a yellow spiral encircling a purple band around a central yellow rod. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and iridescent weathering on exterior and 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