bowl
Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date300-399 or later
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueFree blown, with applied decoration, tooled
SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, W (across lugs): 9.6 cm, Diam (rim): 8.2 cm
Accession Number55.1.14
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, perhaps with yellowish green tint, with light purple, translucent trails; blown, applied. Shallow bowl. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall curves down and in; base shaped like disk, possibly made from separate gather; trace of pontil mark. Applied decoration consists of (1) continuous horizontal trail on upper wall, just below rim, tooled to form four equidistant, horizontal triangular lugs; (2) continuous trail drooped onto upper wall and wound in descending spiral more than four times around wall; (3) continuous band of trails, apparently beginning as continuation of (2), tooled to form 13 or 14 adjoining diamond-shaped motifs.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-04-19
