Glass mosaic hemispherical bowl

2nd–mid-1st century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Colorless with a blue tinge, translucent pale purple and blue, and opaque white, yellow, and pale greyish blue.
Vertical rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; convex bottom.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single composite cane in a colorless ground with a yellow spiral, small purple ring and central dot in greyish blue; interspersed with this cane are a small number of irregular segments, one in solid yellow, but others below rim in streaky yellow, and several others in streaky white stripes in combination with purple stripes; a colorless network cane wound spirally with yellow and greyish blue trails is attached unevenly as a rim.
Broken and repaired, with many cracks and some small holes; dulling and some surface pitting of bubbles, and creamy brown weathering covering most of interior.

Artwork Details

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Title: Glass mosaic hemispherical bowl
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd–mid-1st century BCE
Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: 2 3/4in. (7cm)
Other: 7 3/8in. (18.7cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.194.267
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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