Fragment of mosaic glass
Fragment of mosaic glass
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date1st century BCE - 4th century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Max W: 1 3/16 in. (2.8 cm
MediumComposite polychrome mosaic glass. Onyx glass. Blue, manganese, yellow, and white glass in striations imitating banded onyx. Part of bowl.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1806
Not on View
DescriptionComposite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white rods surrounding a central opaque yellow spiral set in blue-green; the second in a purple ground with an opaque white circle surrounding
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of broad, shallow bowl. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and cast; rotary-polished on the interior and the outside of the rim; probably fire-polished on the rest of the exterior.
Published ReferencesEarly Ancient Glass, Catalog # 552.1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
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