Glass hemispherical bowl
Translucent yellow green.
Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom.
On interior, two narrow horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a single lightly abraded small circular groove around bottom.
Complete, but large crack in one side and strain cracks around most of body below rim; some pinprick bubbles; isolated patches of pitting and iridescent weathering on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior.
Yellow glass bowl with two cut bands round the rim.
Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom.
On interior, two narrow horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a single lightly abraded small circular groove around bottom.
Complete, but large crack in one side and strain cracks around most of body below rim; some pinprick bubbles; isolated patches of pitting and iridescent weathering on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior.
Yellow glass bowl with two cut bands round the rim.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass hemispherical bowl
- Period: Late Hellenistic
- Date: mid-2nd–early 1st century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
- Medium: Glass; cast and cut
- Dimensions: 3in. (7.6cm)
Other: 5in. (12.7cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.36
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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