Hemispherical Bowl
Hemispherical Bowl
Place of OriginAncient Rome
Date2nd-1st century BCE
DimensionsH: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Rim Diam: 4 3/4 in. (12.0 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused, abraded, and wheel cut
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.655
Not on View
DescriptionThick glass. A few small spherical bubbles.
Transparent to translucent pale olive (10 Y 6/2).
Mold-formed. Interior fire polished. Horizontal polishing marks on exterior near rim. Random polishing marks on rest of surface. Wheel-cut.
Flaring rim, ground. Hemispherical sides. Round base.
1.0 cm wide shallow wheel-cut groove ca. 1.7 cm below rim.
Published Referencesvon Saldern, Axel, "Glass Finds at Gordion," Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 1, 1959, p. 44, footnote 98.
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st-2nd century CE
Early first century CE
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