Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent cobalt blue, purple, opaque white and yellow. Convex curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with a ring of white rods and a central rosette in a purple ground outlined in white, and the other in a purple ground with a ring of white rods and a central rosette in a blue ground outlined in white; other strips in yellow and in purple and white; on exterior, a single vertical rib with rounded outer edge. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior 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