Glass bowl
Translucent yellow green, with one patch in light blue green.
Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom.
On interior, two horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a band of two concentric circles around bottom and a single, small central circle.
Intact, but internal strain cracks around top of side below rim; a few bubbles; slight dulling and isolated patches of brown iridescent weathering on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior.
Hemispherical and conical bowls were two of the most common and popular shapes of the Late Hellenistic period. They were fashioned not only in glass but also in metal and pottery. Those made of glass were later supplanted by deeply colored varieties and by bowls decorated with tooled ribs.
Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom.
On interior, two horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a band of two concentric circles around bottom and a single, small central circle.
Intact, but internal strain cracks around top of side below rim; a few bubbles; slight dulling and isolated patches of brown iridescent weathering on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior.
Hemispherical and conical bowls were two of the most common and popular shapes of the Late Hellenistic period. They were fashioned not only in glass but also in metal and pottery. Those made of glass were later supplanted by deeply colored varieties and by bowls decorated with tooled ribs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Glass bowl
- Period: Late Hellenistic
- Date: mid-2nd–early 1st century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
- Medium: Glass; cast and cut
- Dimensions: H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
diameter 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) - Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881
- Object Number: 81.10.37
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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