bowl

Object NameRibbed Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date1-75

Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy; probably Eastern Mediterranean

Techniquemold-pressed, mosaic glass technique, wheel-cut

SizeOverall H: 6.2 cm; Rim Diam: 12.1 cm

Accession Number55.1.79

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

East Side Winter Antiques Show

Ancient Glass from the Collection of Ray W. Smith

VENINI - Glass and Design in a World Perspective

Glass from the Ancient World

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith

Carder and Revivalism

Not On View

Physical DescriptionLarge canes with opaque white spiral in a translucent amethyst matrix with streaks of colorless glass, bubbly with heavy pitting and some brilliant iridescence as well as heavy white weathering crust especially over white glass spirals; mold-pressed, mosaic glass technique with wheel-cut grooves. Deep bowl, round rim, straight-sided vessel with wheel-cut groove on interior just below the rim, two more close together emphasizing lower body where the wall bends in more sharply to form a rounded bottom and flattened base; exterior decorated with a series of twenty-four narrow mold-pressed ribs beginning ca. 1.5 cm. below the rim and tapering sharply toward the flattened base.

Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09