Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent honey brown, deep purple or blue (?), and opaque white. Outsplayed, concave curving neck. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white and colored threads in parallel lines; on exterior, single rib with flattened top and angled edges, tapering downward. Horizontal grinding marks on both surfaces. Pitting, dulling, and creamy iridescent weathering on both surfaces 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