bowl
Object NameRibbed Bowl
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 50-75
TechniqueImpressed, slumped, lathe-cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm; Rim Diam: 20 cm
Accession Number67.1.21
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph de F. Junkin
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from The Corning Museum of Glass
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
Glass of the Caesars
Interpretive NotesAmong the earliest and most numerous types of glass produced by the Romans were cast monochrome vessels. In some stylistic and technical respects, Roman ribbed bowls are so similar to their Hellenistic precursors that the latter objects must have served as models for the former ones. Nevertheless, the Romans introduced some significant variations. They used brightly colored glasses, chiefly purple and blue. In addition, the ribs of these bowls are evenly spaced, producing symmetrical patterns. By the time of Augustus (r. 27 B.C.-A.D. 14), bowls of this type were used throughout the Mediterranean region, and they quickly spread to the northern provinces. They were also exported beyond the empire’s eastern frontier. They have been found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Here is one of the largest known bowls from this period.
Roman Empire
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