Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple and opaque white. Convex curving side tapering downward. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with white rods; on exterior, single pronounced vertical rib with rounded outer edge. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and patches of creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges, with one large weathered surface bubble on rib.

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