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Object NameHandkerchief Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 6.9 cm, W: 14.9 cm
Accession Number97.1.16
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionPale green transparent glass; blown, applied. Deep bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall tapers, then curves in at bottom; base hollow, with low kick; circular pontil mark (Diam: 1.5 cm), with scale. Shortly below lip, single horizontal trail wound in one and one-quarter revolutions, reduced to shallow rib by reheating. Rim crumpled, with ten projecting folds of different sizes and shapes. Glass contains some very small and few larger bubbles, and specks of scale. At one point, just below trail, wall has fold (L: 1.4 cm): evidently not intentional.
Provenance
Source Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd. - 1997-10-01