Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Greyish blue, opaque light turquoise blue, and red. Very shallow curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a turquoise blue ground with a hollow rosette pattern in red with blue dots and a central red rod. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and faint iridescent weathering on interior and edges. The color scheme and the pattern are both unusual.

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