Glass mosaic ribbed bowl fragment
Body fragment.
Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.
Slightly convex curving side, tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a blue ground with wavy, horizontal bands of white threads in parallel lines; on exterior, part of four vertical ribs with rounded exteriors, tapering downward.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on exterior and jagged edges.
Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.
Slightly convex curving side, tapering downward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a blue ground with wavy, horizontal bands of white threads in parallel lines; on exterior, part of four vertical ribs with rounded exteriors, tapering downward.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and faint weathering on exterior and jagged edges.
Artwork Details
- 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: Other: 1 7/16 x 1 7/8 in. (3.7 x 4.7 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1811
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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2nd century CE
late 1st century BCE
3rd century CE
late 1st–2nd century CE
ca. 50–80 CE
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