Bulbous Bowl

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Bulbous Bowl

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, and wheel cut

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.423

Not on View

DescriptionBulbous bowl with a bag-shaped body and greatest diameter near the base. The rim is ground, and the base is flattened with a slight central depression. A shallow wheel-cut groove is located approximately 1.15 cm below the rim, and two additional incisions appear just below the greatest diameter. The vessel is made from translucent dark manganese-colored glass with medium-thin walls. Due to weathering, the fabric cannot be distinguished. This object corresponds to Isings 1957, Form 12, a type widely produced in both Eastern and Western Roman contexts.

Published ReferencesPuma, Richard Daniel de, Art In Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Rome, L'erma di Bretschneider, 2009, p. 94-95, no. 99.Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, September 2003-August 2005 (no catalog).