Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent blue green appearing green, opaque yellow and white. Vertical rim, slightly beveled inward; vertical side, then curving in sharply towards bottom Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue green ground with multiple yellow rods and a large central white rod. Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior, including one large, deep hole below rim; dulling, slight pitting and weathering on interior; 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