Bowl on Base Ring

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Bowl on Base Ring

Place of OriginAncient Rome

Date4th century CE

DimensionsH: 2 5/8 in. (7.4 cm); Diam: 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown, tooled

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.881

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DescriptionMedium thick glass. A few small horizontally elongated bubbles. Gouges in underside of base ring indicate post technique. Natural light green; circular shape, flared rim, folded inward; curved sides, sloping inward; flat floor, marked by ledge where base ring is formed; thick, flat base rings, slightly crimped. True base ring with slanting tool marks on exterior and interior from top right to bottom left. Transparent natural moderate yellowish green (10 GY 6/4). Free-blown. Gouges in underside of base ring indicate post technique. Wide hollow rim, folded outward, upward, and inward. Convex outsplayed sides. Shallow rounded base. True base ring with slanting tool marks on exterior and interior from top right to bottom left.