Glass ribbed bowl
Translucent light yellow green.
Plain but slightly uneven, rounded rim; sides tapering downwards, then curving in to slightly pushed-in, uneven bottom.
On interior, horizontal wheel-cut grooves, comprising a single broader groove below rim and a band of two narrower grooves around lower body; on exterior, thirty-six ribs, irregularly spaced and of differing length and thickness, tapering towards bottom, almost touching at center.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Greenish shallow cast glass bowl with ribs.
Plain but slightly uneven, rounded rim; sides tapering downwards, then curving in to slightly pushed-in, uneven bottom.
On interior, horizontal wheel-cut grooves, comprising a single broader groove below rim and a band of two narrower grooves around lower body; on exterior, thirty-six ribs, irregularly spaced and of differing length and thickness, tapering towards bottom, almost touching at center.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and iridescent weathering.
Greenish shallow cast glass bowl with ribs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass ribbed bowl
- Period: Early Imperial
- Date: late 1st century BCE–mid 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; cast, tooled, and cut
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 x 5 1/16in. (4.1 x 12.9cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.282
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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