Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent purple, blue, turquoise blue, honey brown, opaque yellow and white. Very shallow curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two or more canes: one in a purple ground with a circle of yellow dots around a central white rod, and another in triangular plain patches in various colors outlined in white, and one with a yellow spiral. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; iridescent 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