Glass mosaic fragment
Thin-walled body fragment.
Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and red.
Slightly convex curving side; two almost straight edges at right angle to each other.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes, both in a purple ground: one with a white circle around a ring of red rods and a central white rod, and the other with a white circle around a ring of white rods and a central yellow rod.
One corner broken off and unweathered; polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and edges.
Possibly cut down into a triangle in antiquity.
Translucent purple, opaque white, yellow, and red.
Slightly convex curving side; two almost straight edges at right angle to each other.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes, both in a purple ground: one with a white circle around a ring of red rods and a central white rod, and the other with a white circle around a ring of white rods and a central yellow rod.
One corner broken off and unweathered; polished exterior; pitting and weathering of surface bubbles on exterior; dulling and iridescent weathering on interior and edges.
Possibly cut down into a triangle in antiquity.
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: 5/8 x 15/16 in. (1.6 x 2.3 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.2009
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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