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bowl

Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date300-399
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, wheel-cut
SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm; Rim Diam: 11.5 cm
Accession Number63.1.11
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale greyish-green glass with bubbles; blown, wheel- cut. Hemispherical bowl; rim plain; side curves smoothly inward towards bottom; narrow flat base; sides have horizontal bands of coarse, wheel-cut ornament, separated by broad horizontal grooves, with similar grooves below rim and above base; from top to bottom: narrow band of cross-hatching; broad band of vertical flutes; narrow band of cross-hatching; broad band of vertical flutes.
Provenance
Source Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller (Swiss) - 1963
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