Glass mosaic striped mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple, cobalt blue, yellow appearing semi-opaque, opaque white, and colorless. Vertical rounded rim, beveled inward; below rim, side bulges outward, then curves sharply inward, and continues downward at a slant. Striped quadripartite pattern formed from lengths of two or more composite canes, laid at an angle to each other: a triangular wedge-shaped length in blue at center of quadrant, flanked by lengths of one cane in white and purple stripes; a second cane in yellow and blue, both encasing white; traces of a third cane along right edge, comprising a colorless network wound with double spiral yellow threads next to a yellow stripe. A colorless network cane wound spirally with two yellow threads is attached as a narrow rim. Some pinprick and a few larger bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and faint iridescent weathering on all surfaces. Rotary grinding marks on both interior and exterior; two narrow horizontal bands on exterior below curve.

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