Bell-Shaped Bowl

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Bell-Shaped Bowl

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date1st-2nd century CE (?)

DimensionsH: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Rim Diam: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Max Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Base Diam: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)

MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.714

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DescriptionThis glass bowl is made of medium-thin, transparent light olive glass, with a few small bubbles elongated horizontally in the upper part of the sides. It was shaped by free-blowing and tooling. A ring pontil scar, approximately 2.3 cm in diameter, is present on the underside. The rim was rounded in the flame. The slightly concave sides bend inward and downward to form a shelf approximately 1.6 cm below the rim. Below the shelf, the sides taper slightly toward a concave base.