bowl
Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass, Copper or Bronze
Date25-99
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
TechniqueMold-fused, lathe-polished, fire-polished
SizeOverall H: 3.9 cm, Diam (max): 13.2 cm
Accession Number55.1.81
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World: So Diverse a Unity
Glass of the Caesars
Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionCanes of amethyst amber with opaque white spirals and translucent amethyst center; translucent amethyst with opaque white spirals and translucent amber center; one amethyst matrix with opaque white star pattern and opaque yellow center, rectangular amethyst canes with three opaque white stripes running lengthwise, chips of blue-green matrix with opaque yellow spirals, and opaque medium blue, opaque yellow and opaque white chips, dull exterior surface, some pitting on interior surface; preformed canes fused in mold, interior lathe-polished, exterior fire-polished. Shallow bowl, rounded rim finished with large amethyst cane with opaque white twist, subsequently ground and fire-polished; side curves inward to form slightly rounded base; two opposing holes, D: 0.3 cm, drilled in wall, shortly below rim, one filled with copper or bronze.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1955-09-09
Former Collection
Heinrich Menu von Minutoli
(Prussian, 1772-1846)
