Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent honey yellow and opaque white. Vertical rim, with top edge ground flat; almost straight side tapering downward. Spiral mosaic pattern in a yellow ground with wavy white threads. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior and rim; some weathering on 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