Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment of thin-walled bowl. Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue partially appearing green, opaque white and yellow. Vertical, rounded rim; convex curving side, tapering downward. Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from large sections of two canes: one comprising a horizontal section in purple and turquoise blue stripes flanked by white lines, and the other being a polygonal cane with a cluster of purple rods outlined in white with a central blue rod within a yellow circle. Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior and two broken 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