Glass hemispherical bowl

2nd–1st century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164
Translucent cobalt blue.
Rounded vertical rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom.
On interior, a single deeo horizontal groove below rim.
Intact, with one small internal crack near bottom; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, patches of creamy brown weathering, and faint iridescence on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior and exterior.

The bowl was cast in a mold and then finished on a lathe.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass hemispherical bowl
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Date: 2nd–1st century BCE
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Glass; cast and cut
  • Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (8.6 x 14.6 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.325
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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