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Glass mosaic inlay fragment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Opaque brick red.
Flat, rectangular panel, with two straight edges.
Marbled mosaic pattern in a red ground with many deeper red swirls.
Chipped along two adjoining edges, corner, and part of underside; polished upper side; pitting of surface bubbles on upper side; thick, creamy weathering on underside and all but one edge.

Fragment of a flat panel in opaque streaky red glass.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass mosaic inlay fragment
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in. (3.2 x 2.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1655
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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