Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent deep purple, pale greyish blue appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Flat bottom or inlay. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground outlined in white enclosing a scatter of blue rods outlined in yellow, and the other in a purple ground outlined in white with a red circle and inside on a purple ground two circles of white dots around a central yellow rod . Polished on one side with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and creamy weathering on other side 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