Spherical Bowl with Three Handles
Spherical Bowl with Three Handles
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date1st-2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/4 in. (10.9 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown, tooled, three applied handles.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.730
Not on View
DescriptionThis light green glass bowl, made in the 1st–2nd century CE, has a rounded body and three loop handles attached below the rim. The rim flares outward and the sides are convex. The handles curve downward with corrugated trails of glass continuing toward the base.
4th-5th century CE
Late 4th to late 5th century
Probably 4th century
Probably late 4th to late 5th century
Probably mid-4th to mid-5th century
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
about 4th century CE
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