Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple appearing black, opaque white, yellow, and red. Vertical rim, with edge ground flat; side slanting down on interior forming horizontal ridge below rim. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of yellow rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, 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