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Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Not on view
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast and tooled
  • Dimensions: 2 3/4 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (7 × 4.1 × 0.7 cm)
    Estimated diameter 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.396.77
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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