Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Base ring fragment, probably from a deep, footed ribbed bowl. Translucent blue, turquoise blue layered with opaque yellow and appearing green, opaque yellow and white, and colorless Straight, conical side with rounded bottom edge. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from stripes in green, yellow layered with colorless, blue, and white in parallel lines. Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior and bottom edge; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and faint 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