Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment. Translucent purple, turquoise blue appearing green, opaque yellow and white. Convex curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a hollow yellow circle and a central white rod, and another in a green ground with a yellow spiral. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy 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