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Glass bowl

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Colorless with pale yellow green tinge.
Rounded vertical rim; sides curving in to slightly uneven, flat bottom.
Decoration of horizontal wheel-cut grooves on interior, comprising a single broad groove below rim and a band of two narrow grooves around lower body.
Intact; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and weathering, and brilliant iridescence, with some patches of the original polished surface.

Colorless shallow glass bowl with incised lines.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass bowl
  • Period: Early Imperial, Augustan
  • Date: late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; cast and cut
  • Dimensions: 1 15/16 × 6 1/4 in. (4.9 × 15.9 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.296
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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