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Glass mosaic dish

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166
Translucent purple, colorless, opaque white, opaque red, and opaque yellow; base ring in uncertain color.
Horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated, shallow side, with two convex curves; flat bottom; low applied base ring, formed from a single round trail.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two similar canes: one in a purple ground outlined in white, each with a red circle surrounded a cluster of yellow rods, the other in a purple ground outlined in white, each with a red circle surrounded a cluster of white rods. On interior, central relief knob and small raised circle.
Intact; half of interior covered with dulling and iridescent weathering; all of exterior covered with briiliant iridescence; limy encrustation around rim.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass mosaic dish
  • Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast and cut
  • Dimensions: H. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
    diameter 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.11.6
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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