Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent deep purple, appearing chocolate brown, and opaque yellow. Convex curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with large irregular yellow streaks and swirls. Polished exterior and edges; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and pitting on interior. Cut down into a tear-drop shape, perhaps in antiquity.

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