Glass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Not on view
Translucent cobalt blue, opaque white, yellow, and brick red, and colorless.
Convex curving side.
Short-strip mosaic pattern formed from short lengths of two canes set at an angle to each other in parallel bands of red, blue, and yellow outlined in white and with colorless streaks.
Pinprick bubbles; polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and creamy weathering on interior and jagged edges.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass short-strip mosaic bowl fragment
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast
  • Dimensions: Other: 13/16 x 7/8 in. (2.1 x 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1934
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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