Glass mosaic carinated bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent cobalt blue, opaque white and red. Carinated side, with narrow, upright upper convex curve, and deeper lower curve slanting sharply downward. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of one or more canes in a blue ground with white splashes and a red circle around a central white rod; on interior, a single horizontal fine groove at top of lower curve. Polished exterior and part of one edge; deep pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior 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