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

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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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