Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent honey brown, purple, and opaque white. Thick-walled panel, flat on both sides, with one straight edge. Spiral mosaic pattern formed from lengths of one or more canes in a brown ground with wavy purple and white threads. Polished on upper side , with pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on underside, straight 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