Glass short-strip mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent blue, opaque white, yellow, and red, and colorless. Convex curving side. Short-strip pattern formed from lengths of several canes set randomly or at right angles to one another: one in a blue ground with white and colorless streaks, and another in yellow, white, and red stripes. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy weathering on interior and curved edges; one almost straight edge 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