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Object NameFragment of a Ribbed Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date25-75

TechniqueBlown, applied, inflated, marvered, trailed, pinched or mold-blown, inflated

SizeOverall H: 4.8 cm; Rim Diam (estimate): 9 cm

Accession Number60.1.6-15

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon B. Sullivan and Monsieur Robert Vignie and Madame Louis C. Cardon

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Place Made

Roman Empire; perhaps Northern Italy; perhaps Switzerland; perhaps Serbia and Montenegro

Physical DescriptionPurple translucent glass with white opaque trails; blown, applied. Gather inflated slightly, marvered, and trailed; then inflated further and pinched or blown in mold; and inflated to desired size and shape. Globular bowl. Rim almost vertical, with plain, cracked-off lip; shoulder slopes; wall curves down and in. Narrow horizontal trail or trails wound many times around shoulder and wall; surviving part of wall has three vertical ribs at rather uneven intervals; between ribs, wall is slightly recessed vis-a-vis shoulder, so that shoulder and ribs somewhat resemble an arcade. Rim and wall are very thin (about 0.1 cm); shoulder is slightly thicker. Trails are visible on shoulder and ribs, but not on wall between ribs.
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