Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Slightly convex curving side, tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a blue ground with irregular white spiral threads; on exterior, two prominent vertical ribs, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges, tapering downwards, and above ribs, slight horizontal recess. Polished exterior; pitting and some weathering on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior 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