Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple and opaque white. Thick, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; straight side tapering slightly downward. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from lengths of one or more canes in a purple ground with white spirals and fine threads in parallel lines; on exterior, traces of one vertical shallow rib. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and some iridescence on exterior 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