Glass mosaic bowl fragment
Rim fragment of thin-walled bowl.
Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue partially appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, rounded rim; convex curving side, tapering downward.
Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from large sections of two canes: one comprising a horizontal section in purple and turquoise blue stripes flanked by white lines, and the other being a polygonal cane with a cluster of purple rods outlined in white with a central blue rod within a yellow circle.
Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior and two broken edges.
Translucent deep purple, turquoise blue partially appearing green, opaque white and yellow.
Vertical, rounded rim; convex curving side, tapering downward.
Meandering-strip mosaic pattern formed from large sections of two canes: one comprising a horizontal section in purple and turquoise blue stripes flanked by white lines, and the other being a polygonal cane with a cluster of purple rods outlined in white with a central blue rod within a yellow circle.
Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior, with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior and two broken edges.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic bowl fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: Other: 1 x 1 1/8 in. (2.6 x 2.8 cm); estimated diam. of rim 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1894
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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