bowl
Object NameBowl with Ribs
Made FromGlass
Date25 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Western Roman Empire
Techniquemold-pressed, mosaic glass technique, polished
SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm; Rim Diam: 16.4 cm
Accession Number55.1.78
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionLarge canes with opaque white spiral in a translucent blue matrix with streaks of amethyst and green glass, thick dull iridescent weathering product on all surfaces, especially heavy in opaque white areas; mold-pressed, mosaic glass technique, polishing. Rim rounded by grinding, wall bends in to form shallow bowl, exterior decorated with twenty-seven heavy ribs beginning ca. 1.5 cm. below rim and tapering sharply toward the base; slightly concave underside.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
Former Collection
Schiller
Former Collection
Friedrich Ludwig von Gans
Former Collection
Emile Tabbagh
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