Bowl

Period:
Mid-Imperial
Date:
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Glass; blown
Dimensions:
H. 3.30 cm.
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.235
  • Description

    Miniature bowl or jar
    Translucent blue green.
    Rounded and thickened rim with inner lip; convex sides to cylindrical body; flat bottom with small, central kick and traces of large pontil scar.
    Intact; few bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering.

  • Provenance

    From Cyprus

  • References

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5515, p. 510.

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