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Glass mosaic fragment
Rim fragment.
Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple appearing black, opaque white, yellow, and red.
Vertical rim, with edge ground flat; side slanting down on interior forming horizontal ridge below rim.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of yellow rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and jagged edges.
Translucent light blue appearing dark greyish blue, dark purple appearing black, opaque white, yellow, and red.
Vertical rim, with edge ground flat; side slanting down on interior forming horizontal ridge below rim.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with a black circle containing a ring of yellow rods and a central white rod surrounded by a red circle.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling, pitting, and creamy weathering on interior, rim, and jagged edges.
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: 5/8 x 5/8 in. (1.6 x 1.6 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.2014
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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