bowl
Object NameShallow Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date199-1 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
Techniquecast, lathe-polished, ground, lathe-cut
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, Diam: 15.8 cm, Th: 0.7 cm
Accession Number63.1.1
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Touch of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent amber or yellow-brown glass, slightly bubbly with much strain cracking, some pitting on surface, thick white weathering crust breaking away to reveal bright patches of iridescence; cast and lathe-polished. Rim rounded by grinding, thick wall bends down into rounded shallow form, deep lathe-cut groove 1 cm. below rim on interior below a wider (5 mm.) groove, concentric lathe-cut polishing marks evident under weathering product on interior; slightly flattened base highlighted by two concentric lathe-cut grooves on exterior (diam. 4 and 5 cm., respectively).Provenance
Source
Edward (Esteban) T. Safani
(1912-1998) - 1963-01-14
