Glass mosaic fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Shallow convex curving side, thin-walled. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a blue ground with numerous white rods. Polished exterior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, weathering, dulling and small patches of creamy iridescence on interior; 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