Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
Body fragment.
Translucent purple and opaque white.
Convex curving side tapering downward.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with white threads and streaks; on exterior, single pronounced vertical rib with rounded top.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and patches of creamy iridescent weathering on exterior; some iridescent weathering on jagged edges and chipped surface of exterior.
Translucent purple and opaque white.
Convex curving side tapering downward.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in purple ground with white threads and streaks; on exterior, single pronounced vertical rib with rounded top.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and patches of creamy iridescent weathering on exterior; some iridescent weathering on jagged edges and chipped surface of exterior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman, Italian
- Medium: Glass; cast and tooled
- Dimensions: Other: 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (2 x 3.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1998
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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