Glass bowl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Colorless with pale yellow green tinge.
Everted, tubular rim, folded out and down, forming collar with indent on inside of mouth; sides taper then curve in to integral, tubular base ring; deeply pushed-in bottom with thickened dome and kick at center.
Intact; some pinprick and larger bubbles, with one black, gritty impurity in body; dulling and faint iridescence on exterior, with a patch of creamy white weathering on bottom.

Colorless bowl with base.

Glass bowl, Glass, Roman

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