Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, partially mixed with white and appearing opaque yellow, blue, and opaque white. Almost straight side, tapering downward. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a brown ground with zigzag bands of white and blue threads in parallel lines and plain bands in yellow; on exterior, parts of three vertical ribs, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles and some weathered chips on exterior; dulling and creamy 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