Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent deep turquoise green and opaque white. Flat, but uneven underside with shallow ribbing. Marbled mosaic pattern in green ground with multiple white rods. Polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and creamy weathering on underside and edges. The glass imitates a costly stone, green porphyry (lapis lacedaemonius).

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