Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple and opaque white. Slightly concave curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with wavy bands of white parallel threads; on exterior, part of a single thick, flat vertical rib, tapering downward, with tooling marks across squared top. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior 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