Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent purple and opaque white. Outsplayed rim with downturned, rounded lip; broad, concave neck, flaring outward at bottom. Spiral mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a purple ground with wavy white threads. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, some pitting, and faint iridescent weathering on exterior, rim, and jagged edges. Horizontal tooling marks on exterior around neck.

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