Glass mosaic body fragment

Unknown

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

Translucent cobalt and turquoise blue, opaque white, and colorless. Convex-curving side. Mosaic pattern formed from serpentine lengths of layered canes in cobalt, turquoise, and colorless, outlined in white. Many pinprick and larger bubbles; polished on exterior, with some pitting of surface bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering on interior and 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