Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Body fragment of ribbed bowl. Translucent cobalt blue and purple, opaque white and yellow. Convex curving side. Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of two or more canes: one in a blue ground with irregular white rods, and another in a purple ground with white rods; on interior, one patch of yellow overlay. On exterior, vestiges of two widely-spaced ribs with rounded edges, tapering downward. Exterior polished; some pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior; slight 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