Glass mosaic bowl fragment
Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple (?) appearing black, opaque white and red; base ring in streaky translucent purple.
Traces of side curving upward and flat bottom; outsplayed base ring.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of white rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle.
Bottom edge of base ring chipped off; polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles and scratches on interior; thick creamy weathering on exterior, sides of base ring, and jagged edges.
Part of the bottom of the vessel with a low applied base ring on the exterior.
Traces of side curving upward and flat bottom; outsplayed base ring.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of white rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle.
Bottom edge of base ring chipped off; polished interior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles and scratches on interior; thick creamy weathering on exterior, sides of base ring, and jagged edges.
Part of the bottom of the vessel with a low applied base ring on the exterior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic bowl fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: Overall: 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (1.9 x 3.3 cm); estimated diameter of base ring 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1972
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
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late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
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