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Glass mosaic bowl fragment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Body fragment.
Translucent cobalt blue, purple appearing brown, and opaque white.
Shallow convex curving side.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a signled cane in a blue ground with wavy bands of purple flanked by white.
Polished exterior; slight pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and faint iridescent weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass mosaic bowl fragment
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 in. (2.5 x 3.8 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1724
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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