Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent blue, honey yellow, and opaque white. Shallow convex curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a yellow ground with a circle of white rods oultined in blue surrounding a white rosette of six petals around a central hexagonal rod. Chipped on one corner; pinprick bubbles; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior and edges; chipped corner unweathered.

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