Glass mosaic dish fragment

2nd–mid-1st century BCE

Not on view

Rim fragment.
Translucent cobalt blue and opaque white.
Outsplayed rim and broad concave curving neck.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a white spiral; a blue network cane wound with a white thread is attached as a rim.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling, pitting, and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Glass mosaic dish fragment
Period: Late Hellenistic
Date: 2nd–mid-1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: Other: 1 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (2.9 x 3.8 cm); estimated diam. of rim 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1817
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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