Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim fragment of deep ribbed bowl. Translucent purple appearing largely as honey brown and opaque white. Vertical, rounded rim; at top, straight side, then bulging outward with convex curving profile, turned in towards bottom. Spiral mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with irregular white threads in spiral lines; on exterior, parts of three vertical ribs, with flattened tops and rounded outer edges, tapering downward. Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; pitting, dulling, and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, rim, and some 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