Glass mosaic carinated dish fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent blue and purple, opaque white and yellow. Vertical, offset rim with rounded edge; side tapering downwards. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a spiral in white surrounding a circle in purple and a central dot in yellow. Weathered chip in rim; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and creamy 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