Squat Bulbous Bowl with Thin Ribs (Zarte Rippenschale)
Squat Bulbous Bowl with Thin Ribs (Zarte Rippenschale)
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean (Syro-Palestinian), Ancient Rome
DateFirst half of the first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Diam: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, applied decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.427
Not on View
DescriptionSquat bulbous bowl of transparent to translucent dark manganese-colored glass with opaque white thread, classified as Isings 1957, Form 17. The vessel is free-blown, tooled, and decorated with applied thread. The thin fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. The rim is ground with a concave lip; the body is squat and hemispherical with a rounded base. Seventeen irregularly placed ribs run vertically from the base to the lip, each overlaid with opaque white spiral thread. A band of six shallow horizontal grooves encircles the lower part of the lip, corresponding to a band of polishing marks on the interior. Intact. The exterior exhibits creamy white weathering and an iridescent film. The interior has severe surface pitting with remnants of golden iridescence.
See also Cat. Nos.:
COLLECTIONS Thomas E. H. Curtis, Plainfield, N.J., no. F 5
First half of the first century CE
Probably mid-fourth to mid-fifth century
Fourth century
Early first century CE
3rd Century
Probably fourth century
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Sixth to early seventh centuries
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
200-250 CE
Late 15th century
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