Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent honey brown, cobalt blue, and opaque white. Almost straight side, flaring outward at top. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a brown ground with irregular wavy threads and fine ribbons in parallel blue and white lines; on exterior, single vertical rib with rounded outer edge, tapering to point and with slight tooling marks at top. Pinprick and larger bubbles; polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior 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