Conical Bowl on High Base Ring

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Conical Bowl on High Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Rim Diam: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm); Base Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.719

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DescriptionThis pale green glass bowl, made in the 1st century CE, has conical sides and a rounded rim shaped in the flame. The base is concave and surrounded by a high ring that was pinched to form a fold and left hollow at the edge. Bubbles and blowing marks are visible in the glass, and there is a scar and swelling underneath.