Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment, comprising three conjoining fragments Translucent honey yellow, opaque yellow and white. Vertical rim with beveled edge; convex curving side, tapering downward. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a yellow ground with a pattern of opaque yellow rods around a central white rod. Broken and repaired; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubble on exterior; dulling and pitting on interior, rim, and edges. Joined to 91.1.2011.

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