Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent deep purple appearing black, turquoise blue, light blue, and opaque white. Shallow convex curving side. Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from large sections of one or more canes in alternating turquoise blue and purple stripes flanked by white lines; on interior, parts of a polygonal cane with a cluster of purple rods outlined in white with a central light blue rod. Polished exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior, and some iridescent weathering on three edges, but one short edge unweathered.

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