Glass striped mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent pale greyish blue, pale green, opaque yellow, white and brick red, uncertain color appearing black, and colorless. Vertical, rounded rim; almost straight side, tapering downward. Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from lengths in colorless with fine white and black lines (at rim), thin stripes in white, red, blue, black, and white, and broader bands in green and yellow. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and 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