Glass mosaic fragment
Thin-walled rim fragment.
Semi-opaque greyish blue, translucent deep purple, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, beveled rim; almost straight side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground outlined in white and surrounded by an irregular blue band, a yellow circle in a purple ground with a central white rod; on interior, horizontal cut band below rim.
Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and edges.
Cut down into a triangle with rounded corners.
Semi-opaque greyish blue, translucent deep purple, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, beveled rim; almost straight side, tapering downward.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground outlined in white and surrounded by an irregular blue band, a yellow circle in a purple ground with a central white rod; on interior, horizontal cut band below rim.
Polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and edges.
Cut down into a triangle with rounded corners.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast and cut
- Dimensions: Other: 11/16 x 13/16 in. (1.8 x 2.1 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1905
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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