bowl
Object NameMixing Bowl
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 299-230 BCE
Place MadeEastern Mediterranean
TechniqueCast, lathe-cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm; Rim Diam: 21.2 cm
Accession Number69.1.7
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAncient Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent light yellowish-green glass, slightly bubbly with pitted surface and some patches of thick dark brown weathering crust; cast, lathe-cut and polished. Thick flared rim, profiled by lathe-cut groove on exterior and interior forming a rib along the lip, wall bends in and down to form a deep hemispherical body which rests on a solid almost cylindrical stem, the bottom of the bowl is highlighted with four cut grooves; the stem spreads out and steps down onto a domed foot with profiled rib at edge corresponding to the one on the lip; wobbly foot has been ground, underside concave.Provenance
Source
Arpad Antique, Inc.
- 1969
