Glass mosaic bowl fragment
Rim fragment.
Translucent deep purple, light blue appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.
Vertical rim with rounded inner edge; side with thicker, convex collar below rim on interior, tapering downward.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a concentric white circle and a central white rod surrounded by blue and yellow circles; another in a purple ground with an irregular scatter of red dots and a central white rod surrounded by blue and yellow circles, and the third in a blue ground with radiating yellow spokes around a central white rod.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; deep pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and edges.
Translucent deep purple, light blue appearing green, opaque white, yellow, and brick red.
Vertical rim with rounded inner edge; side with thicker, convex collar below rim on interior, tapering downward.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: one in a purple ground with a concentric white circle and a central white rod surrounded by blue and yellow circles; another in a purple ground with an irregular scatter of red dots and a central white rod surrounded by blue and yellow circles, and the third in a blue ground with radiating yellow spokes around a central white rod.
Polished exterior; pitting of surface bubbles on exterior; deep pitting and creamy iridescent weathering on interior, rim, and 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: 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (2.1 x 3.9 cm); estimated diam. of rim 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1917
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Roman
late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
2nd–mid-1st century BCE
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.