bowl
Object NameRibbed Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date99 BCE-99 CE
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Eastern Mediterranean
Techniquecast, sagged over mold, tooled, ground, lathe-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.2 cm, Diam: 12.8 cm
Accession Number65.1.52
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Pressed Glass, 1825-1925
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent blue glass, bubbly, with colorless inclusion in rim; cast, sagged over mold, ribbing tooled, ground, lathe-cut. Shallow bowl; rim rounded by grinding; wall tapers, swells slightly then curves sharply inward to plain, slightly hollowed bottom; fifty ribs on exterior running from swelling to bottom; on interior, broad lathe-cut groove shortly below rim and two concentric grooves between greatest diameter and bottom; interior and top of exterior smoothed by grinding.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1966-11
