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Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
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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 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Max W: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; applied base ring; rotary-polished on the interior; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.732
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of side, bottom, and base ring of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Vestiges of convex curving side; convex bottom; vestiges of a tall, outsplayed base ring. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous opaque white rods. On the exterior, rounded ribs extend to the junction of side and base ring. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous opaque white rods. DESCRIPTION Fragment of side, bottom, and base ring of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Vestiges of convex curving side; convex bottom; vestiges of a tall, outsplayed base ring. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with numerous opaque white rods. On the exterior, rounded ribs extend to the junction of side and base ring. TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and sagged; applied base ring; rotary-polished on the interior; 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. 281, p. 275, repr. (col.) p. 215.
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Probably second to mid-first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE

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