Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

Unknown

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

Rim and side of ribbed bowl with base ring. Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white. Almost horizontal, rounded rim; almost straight side, tapering downward. Marbled mosaic pattern with sections of two canes: one in a blue ground with white rods, and the other in a blue ground with white stripes. On exterior, vestige of a single rounded rib. Interior polished; some pitting and weathering of white on interior; dulling and patches of thick greyish weathering on exterior; some 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