Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent blue, purple, opaque white and yellow, with some colorless. Shallow curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a hollow white circle and a central yellow spiral, and the other in a blue ground with a large white spiral around a central purple ground containing a small yellow spiral. Polished exterior; deep pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior 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