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Glass mosaic dish fragment

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
Not on view
Translucent purple, layered blue and yellow appearing green, opaque pale blue, yellow, and white.
Almost flat bottom with rounded edging curving up to almost vertical, shallow side, with outward turn at top.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in blue with irregular stripes in white, purple, yellow, and green.
Polished interior, with pitting of surface bubbles; dulling and creamy iridescence weathering on exterior and jagged edges.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass mosaic dish fragment
  • Period: Early Imperial
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast
  • Dimensions: Other: 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (2.3 x 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1758
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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