Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsMax L: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Max W: 2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.714
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Horizontal rim with rounded edge; straight side, tapering diagonally downward. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large rectangular sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous spiraling opaque white threads, with a few spiraling threads in dark brown. On the exterior, rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to the junction of the rim and side.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large rectangular sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous spiraling opaque white threads, with a few spiraling threads in dark brown.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Horizontal rim with rounded edge; straight side, tapering diagonally downward. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large rectangular sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous spiraling opaque white threads, with a few spiraling threads in dark brown. On the exterior, rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to the junction of the rim and side.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior.
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., Early Ancient Glass: Core-Formed, Rod-Formed, and Cast Vessels and Objects from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Roman Empire, 1600 B.C. to A.D. 50, New York, Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 278, p. 275, repr. (col.) p. 215.Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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