Zarte Rippenschale

Object NameFragment of Ribbed Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date25-75

Place MadeRoman Empire; perhaps Northern Italy; perhaps Switzerland; perhaps Serbia and Montenegro

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

SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm, Diam: 4.6 cm

Accession Number98.1.102

Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPale green transparent 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. Fragment of bowl: globular. Rim almost vertical, with plain, cracked-off lip; shoulder bulges; wall curves down and in. Narrow horizontal trail or trails wound many times around shoulder and wall; surviving part of wall has four vertical ribs; between ribs, wall is recessed vis-à-vis shoulder, so that should and ribs somewhat resemble an arcade (see REMARKS). Rim and wall are thin (about 0.1 cm); shoulder is considerably thicker. Trails are visible on shoulder and ribs, but are very faint on wall between ribs.
Provenance

Source Derek Content - 1976-01-01

Source Carl Sandler Berkowitz - 1976-01-01

Former Collection Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)