Glass bowl
Translucent honey brown
Rounded vertical rim; slightly concave sides, tapering downward; flat bottom.
Horizontal wheel-cut grooves on interior; single thicker groove 0.8 cm below rim, band of two thinner grooves 2.2 cm below rim.
Complete, except for small hole in side; broken and repaired with two large cracks running from rim down sides; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering on exterior, creamy weathering covering most on interior.
Rounded vertical rim; slightly concave sides, tapering downward; flat bottom.
Horizontal wheel-cut grooves on interior; single thicker groove 0.8 cm below rim, band of two thinner grooves 2.2 cm below rim.
Complete, except for small hole in side; broken and repaired with two large cracks running from rim down sides; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting, dulling, and iridescent weathering on exterior, creamy weathering covering most on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bowl
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast and cut
- Dimensions: Height: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Diameter: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.261
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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