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Glass conical bowl

mid-2nd–1st century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Translucent pale greenish yellow.
Angular, ground rim; slightly convex side, tapering diagonally downward; convex bottom.
On interior, four horizontal grooves cut in a band on upper half of side.
Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; dulling, pitting, and small patches of reddish soil encrustation in grooves.
Rotary grinding marks on interior; many surface scratches on exterior.

Amber pointed bowl with concentric circles cut on inside.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass conical bowl
  • Period: Late Hellenistic
  • Date: mid-2nd–1st century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Eastern Mediterranean
  • Medium: Glass; cast and cut
  • Dimensions: H.: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
    Diam.: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.320
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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