Glass mosaic base ring fragment

Unknown

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

Base ring, probably from a deep ribbed bowl. Translucent cobalt blue, purple, and opaque white. Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge; concave curving side, sloping in upward; made separately and attached to bottom of the bowl, with join visible on fragment. Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with irregular white splashes, and the other in a purple ground with white streaks. Exterior polished; some pitting and weathering on exterior; dulling and small patches of weathering on interior; 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