Mosaic glass fragement

Unknown

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

Translucent honey yellow and purple, and opaque yellow and red. Shallow convex curving side, thin-walled. Mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a yellow ground with two white circles and a central red rod surrounded by purple. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, probably Italian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917