Glass bowl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Colorless with pale green tinge and light purple streaks; base and trail in same colors.
Horizontal rounded and thickened rim with slight downward kink on one side; broad, flaring mouth; funnel-shaped sides to body, turned in sharply below; applied flaring base with thick tubular ring; uneven but flat bottom with off-center pontil scar. Bowl stands aslant on base ring.
Fine trail applied on underside of mouth, wound 2 1/2 times around top of body, and then trailed off backwards.
Intact; pinprick and larger bubbles; very slight weathering and iridescence.

Shallow colorless blown glass bowl with high foot and glass thread around neck.

Glass bowl, Glass, Roman

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