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bowl

Object NameCup or Mixing Bowl

Made FromGlass

Date50-100

Place MadeRoman Empire

Techniqueblown, applied

SizeOverall H: 12.9 cm; Rim Diam: 14.2 cm

Accession Number66.1.252

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

On ViewAncient Gallery

Physical DescriptionLight bluish green, transparent glass; blown (two gathers), handles applied. Cup. Bell-shaped, with two opposed handles. Rim folded out, up, and down; body tapers, then swells to carination before curving in toward bottom; short, bulbous stem; hollow, conical foot made from separate gather, with cracked-off edge; probably no pontil mark. Two vestigial strap handles, circular in section, attached to wall, immediately above carination.
Provenance

Source Wilhelm Henrich - 1966