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Convex Bowl on Base Ring
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Convex Bowl on Base Ring

Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean or Italy
Date1st century
DimensionsH: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Base Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
MediumGlass; wheel cut from a cast blank
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.451
Not on View
DescriptionThis bowl was likely formed in a mold rather than blown, as it lacks a pontil mark. The glass is transparent and decolored, with a light greenish gray tinge (5 GY 8/1). The fabric cannot be determined due to weathering. It features flaring convex sides that taper to a flat base with a broad, rounded transition and an attached, outsplayed base ring. The rim is polished with a semicircular profile. A single wheel-cut groove runs around the interior just below the rim.

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