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Glass mosaic fragment
Base ring fragment, probably from a deep, footed ribbed bowl.
Translucent deep honey brown and opaque white.
Tall, outsplayed base ring with thick, rounded edge; concave curving side rising sharply upward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white threads in parallel lines.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, edge of base, and jagged edges.
Translucent deep honey brown and opaque white.
Tall, outsplayed base ring with thick, rounded edge; concave curving side rising sharply upward.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in brown ground with irregular wavy white threads in parallel lines.
Polished interior; pitting of surface bubbles on interior; dulling and creamy iridescent weathering on exterior, edge of base, 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
- Dimensions: Other: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3 x 3.1 cm); estimated diam. of base 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1890
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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