Bulbous Bowl on Base Ring
Bulbous Bowl on Base Ring
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.707
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DescriptionThis bowl was made using free-blowing and tooling techniques. It has a hollow, outward-flaring rim that is folded outward, downward, and inward. The sides are curved, and the base is pushed in, forming a hollow ring. A smooth, rounded pad appears on the underside of the base. T
4th century
1st-2nd century CE
1st century CE
4th-5th century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Probably late 3rd to mid-4th century CE
Probably late 3rd to mid-4th century CE
Second half of 4th to early 5th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
1st century CE
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