Shallow Bowl on Base Ring

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Shallow Bowl on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm); Rim Diam: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); Base Diam: 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.875

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DescriptionThis bowl is made of medium-thin bubbly glass in an opaque pale green hue (5 G 7/2). Many bubbles have burst at the surface, giving it a textured appearance. The vessel was formed by free-blowing and tooling, with a round wad on the base measuring approximately 7.0 cm. The rim is rounded but not thickened in the flame. The sides are hemispherical, transitioning concavely to a pushed-in base with a low kick at the center and a hollow tubular base ring. Its typology relates to Isings 1957, Form 42 (noted as an imitation?).