Glass ribbed bowl

late 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent purple with colorless streaks.
Plain vertical rounded and partly uneven rim; convex sides curving in to slightly concave bottom.
On interior, three horizontal grooves: one below rim, cut irregularly, the other two in a band around middle of body; on exterior, twenty-eight shallow ribs with flattened tops, set vertically or slightly obliquely, tapering towards bottom and ending at junction of side and bottom.
Intact; very few bubbles; some dulling, slight pitting, and numerous patches of iridescent weathering.
Rotary grinding marks on interior; some irregular tooling marks in plain band between rim and ribs on exterior.

Artwork Details

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Title: Glass ribbed bowl
Period: Early Imperial
Date: late 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE
Culture: Roman, Syro-Palestinian or Italian
Medium: Glass; cast, tooled, and cut
Dimensions: H.: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Diam.: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1347
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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