bowl

Object NameBowl

Made FromGlass

Date99 BCE- 99 CE (bowl); 1911-1975 (decoration)

Techniquecast, lathe-cut, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 4.1 cm; Rim Diam: 15.9 cm

Accession Number80.1.3

Credit LineGift of Peter W. Guenther

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Place Made

probably Eastern Mediterranean (bowl); possibly Lebanon (decoration)

Physical DescriptionBowl. Transparent light green glass; cast, lathe-cut, wheel-cut. Shallow bowl with curving side, plain rim and slightly flattened base. On bottom of inside, one small and one large concentric lathe-cut circle. Outside has elaborate wheel-cut ornament consisting of a continuous frieze of four quadrigae and drivers. Horses and riders are shown in profile, facing right. The perspective is distorted so that heads of all four horses in each team are visible.
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