Finely Ribbed Hemispherical Bowl with Pronounced Shoulder
Finely Ribbed Hemispherical Bowl with Pronounced Shoulder
Place of OriginProbably Eastern Mediterranean
DateProbably second quarter through mid-first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 in. (5.05 cm); Max Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam rim: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Thickness rim: 1/16 in. (0.18 cm); diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
MediumMedium thin glass. Rim free blown. Body blown into a verically ribbed mold.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.425
Not on View
DescriptionHemispherical bowl of transparent, possibly pale green glass, with medium thin walls and pinprick to small spherical bubbles. The rim was free blown and lightly ground, with a concave lip below. The body was mold-blown with sixty-four vertical flutes that extend from a faint ridge beneath the shoulder to just above the base. The bowl has a pronounced shoulder, convex sides, and a flat base with a central depression. On the underside of the base, three raised concentric circles surround a central boss.
Published ReferencesStern, E. Marianne, Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries, Rome, Italy, "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1995, cat. no. 13, pp. 111-113.Mid- to second half of first century
Perhaps second quarter of first century
Second quarter through mid-1st century CE
Probably Second Century
Probably second century
Probably second quarter of first century
Probably first half of first century
First half of the first century
about 578-636 or 638
Probably early 20th century (before 1913)
Probably second quarter of the first century
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