Glass mosaic carinated dish fragment
Opaque red and white.
Short, horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side with one convex curve.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a red ground with irregular pattern of white rods.
Polished interior, with pitting of surface bubbles; thick, iridescent weathering on exterior, outer edge of rim, and jagged edges.
Short, horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side with one convex curve.
Mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a red ground with irregular pattern of white rods.
Polished interior, with pitting of surface bubbles; thick, iridescent weathering on exterior, outer edge of rim, and jagged edges.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass mosaic carinated dish fragment
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast
- Dimensions: H.: 1 1/8 x 1 5/16 in. (2.8 x 3.4 cm); estimated diam. of rim: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Object Number: 91.1.1747
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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