Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent turquoise blue appearing green, opaque yellow, white, and red. Outsplayed rim with beveled edge; vertical side, possibly from a large, deep bowl. Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a turquoise blue ground dotted with numerous yellow rods and occasional red streaks, surrounding a central rod of uncertain color (blue or purple) outlined by rings in yellow, red, and white. Polished interior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on interior; creamy weathering and iridescence on exterior; some iridescent weathering on jagged edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917