Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent light blue appearing green, purple appearing brick red, and opaque yellow. Outsplayed, almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with part of one narrow convex curve, turning sharply downward at bottom. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in light blue with an irregular pattern of yellow rods and a central yellow rod surrounded by a red (?) circle. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles and deep weathering of circle around central rod on interior; dulling, deep pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, outer 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