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 and opaque white. Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge; almost straight side, sloping in upward; made separately and attached to bottom of the bowl. Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of a single cane in a blue ground with irregular white splashes. Interior polished; some pitting and weathering on interior; dulling and patches of iridescent weathering on exterior; 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