Glass mosaic vessel fragment

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Glass (2 joining fragments) · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent turquoise blue and purple, opaque white and red. Body fragment with convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a blue ground with multiple random white rods surrounding a central white rod surrounded by a red circle and purple band. Broken into two pieces with slight loss along break; polished exterior; slight pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on interior; weathering on edges.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass (2 joining fragments)

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917