Glass mosaic dish fragment

Unknown

2nd–mid-1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Rim fragment. Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Outsplayed rim and broad concave curving neck. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a white spiral; a blue network cane wound with a white thread is attached as a rim. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–mid-1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891