Glass mosaic bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent purple, light blue partially appearing green, opaque white and yellow. Vertical rim, ground flat; sharply convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from sections of two or more canes: one in a purple ground with a white circle and central white rod, the other in purple surrounding a cluster of blue rods outlined in white, and other elements in streaks including green and yellow. Polished exterior with pitting of a few surface bubbles; thick enamel weathering and iridescence on interior; some dulling and iridescence on rim and 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