Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, light blue appearing green, opaque white and yellow. Outsplayed, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with upper narrow convex curve and part of a second turned sharply downward. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground outlined in white with a yellow circle enclosing a blue ground, another yellow circle, and central white rod. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and iridescent creamy weathering on exterior, edge of rim, 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