Bowl (Patella)

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Bowl (Patella)

Place of OriginProbably Italy

DateEarly first century CE

DimensionsH: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)

MediumGlass; cast, rotary-polished on both surfaces, cut on the interior, base ring cast as part of the vessel.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1923.453

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DescriptionSmall hemispherical bowl. Cobalt blue. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; upperside of floor concave, underside convex; outsplayed base ring with flat edge. On the interior, a faint groove cut on the bottom. Cobalt blue. DESCRIPTION Small hemispherical bowl. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; upperside of floor concave, underside convex; outsplayed base ring with flat edge. On the interior, a faint groove cut on the bottom. TECHNIQUE Cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the interior; base ring cast as part of the vessel.

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, Hudson Hills Press in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, New York, 1989, cat. no. 417, pp. 304-305, repr. (col.) p. 224, drawing, p. 421.

Grose, David, "Early Imperial Roman Cast Glass: The Translucent Coloured and Colourless Fine Wares," in Roman Glass: Two Centuries of Art and Invention, London, 1991, (col.) pl. le.

Comparative ReferencesSee also von Saldern, Axel, et al., Gläser Der Antike, Sammlung Oppenländer, Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, 1974, fig. 90, p. 108.