Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

2nd century BCE–mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Thin-walled body fragment. Translucent purple, turquoise blue, and opaque white and yellow. Almost flat side, with two straight edges almost at right angle to each other. Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: one in a purple ground with a white spiral and a central yllow rod, and another in a blue ground with a white spiral and a central white rod. One unweathered chip on one edge; polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior and edges. Perhaps cut down in antiquity into a rectangular shape.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century BCE–mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891