Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment. Translucent deep purple, pale blue, opaque white, yellow, and red, and colorless streaks. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; slightly convex side, turned in at bottom. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two or more canes: one in a purple ground with a hollow red circle containing a scatter of white dots, and another in a purple ground with a yellow spiral; other canes distorted. Polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and patches of weathering on exterior, underside of rim, 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