fragment
Object NameFragment of Mosaic Bowl
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 800-899
TechniqueMosaic technique, fused, slumped, ground
SizeOverall H: 1.9 cm; Rim Estimate Diam: about 11 cm
Accession Number59.1.425
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque red, white, green, and yellow; and opaque red, yellow, and green. Slices of cane fused to form disk, which was slumped; ground. Fragment of circular or oval bowl(?). Rim plain, with rounded lip; upper wall (Th. 0.3 cm) curves down and in. Surviving part has 10 cane slices (D., when not distorted, about 1 cm): slices 1–9 have red dot at center, surrounded by white ring with, at edge, ring of alternating yellow and green radiating stripes; slice 10, at bottom of fragment, is similar, but has red dot at center, surrounded by yellow ring with, at edge, ring of alternating yellow and green stripes. Exterior and top of rim are shiny; interior is matte.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
