Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent blue; turquoise blue layered with yellow and appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red. Flat bottom with upward curve along one edge. Striped mosaic pattern with bands in blue, blue backed with red and appearing very dark blue, blue layered with white appearing opaque pale blue, and green. Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on interior 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