Bulbous Bowl on Base Ring

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Bulbous Bowl on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st-2nd century CE

DimensionsH: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); Base Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.709

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DescriptionThis glass bowl has a horizontally flaring rim and curved sides. The flat, pushed-in base is surrounded by a hollow ring. The bowl was shaped by blowing and tooling, and features an added coil. Two corrugated coils at the rim, possibly used as handles, are part of the design.

Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 94-95, no. 100.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).