Glass bowl
Colorless with blue green tinge
Knocked-off, uneven rim with bulging collar below; vertical sides, rounded at base; bottom with raised central base with shallow kick.
Decoration of two parallel wheel-cut grooves on body, 13 mm apart.
One chip in rim and several cracks in sides; few bubbles; slight patches of dulling and weathering, mainly on exterior of bottom; some soil encrustation around rim and side on interior.
Knocked-off, uneven rim with bulging collar below; vertical sides, rounded at base; bottom with raised central base with shallow kick.
Decoration of two parallel wheel-cut grooves on body, 13 mm apart.
One chip in rim and several cracks in sides; few bubbles; slight patches of dulling and weathering, mainly on exterior of bottom; some soil encrustation around rim and side on interior.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bowl
- Period: Early to Mid Imperial
- Date: mid-1st–2nd century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Glass; blown and cut
- Dimensions: H.: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Diam.: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.290
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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