Bulbous Bowl with Wheel-Cut Grooves

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Bulbous Bowl with Wheel-Cut Grooves

Place of OriginEgypt

Date1st century CE

DimensionsH: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Body Diam: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Meyer Rosenfield

Object number

1941.3

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DescriptionA transparent, pale green glass vessel with a bulbous, bag-shaped body that widens toward the bottom before curving into a flattened base. The rim is ground and features a low vertical lip. Decoration consists of shallow wheel-cut incisions: a single groove on the lip, a line just below the rim, and another line at the vessel's widest diameter. The base has a slight central depression. CLASSIFICATION: Isings 1957, Form 12.