Glass mosaic inlay fragment

Unknown

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

Uncertain colors, including blue appearing green, opaque yellow and red. Flat on one side, slightly convex on other. Mosaic pattern of large polygonal canes, including one in a blue ground with a central red rod. All surfaces and jagged edges covered with a thick, creamy weathering and iridescence.

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