Spherical Bowl
Spherical Bowl
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Rim Diam: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Body Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free-blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.650
Not on View
DescriptionTransparent decolored glass. This spherical bowl is free-blown and tooled from medium thin glass with a few small spherical and pinprick bubbles. The rim is ground. The body forms approximately two-thirds of a sphere and ends in a round base. The bowl is broken and repaired, with a large chip missing from the lip.
4th century
1st century CE
1st century CE
4th century
Probably early 4th century
1st century CE
1st century CE
1st century CE
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