Cylindrical Bowl on High Base Ring

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Cylindrical Bowl on High Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm); Rim Diam: 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm); Base Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.728

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DescriptionMedium thin glass. Fabric cannot be determined because of weathering. Transparent natural pale green (10 G 6/2). Free-blown. Circular scar ca. 1.5 cm in diameter on underside of base. Rim rounded and thickened in flame. Straight sides with slight downward taper joining bottom in rounded angle. Pushed-in concave base with high vertical tubular base ring pinched above to produce a solid fold and hollow at edge. CLASSIFICATION Vessberg 1952, Deep Bowl B II b, pl. II 8,9.