bowl
Object NameRibbed Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquemold-pressed, tooled, wheel-cut, lathe-polished
SizeOverall H: 5.5 cm, Diam: 11.7 cm
Accession Number79.1.146
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent bluish green glass, heavily pitted, some patches of dark and silvery iridescent crust adhering to exterior surface; mold-pressed, tooled, wheel-cut and lathe-polished. Rim rounded by grinding, straight sides bend down and in to form deep vessel, sixteen prominent ribs on exterior taper toward bottom, tops have been ground when rim was finished, center dot (?) and two surrounding wheel-cut grooves (D: 7.8 cm) on interior, interior lathe-polished, exterior fire-polished; flat thickened base.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
