Bowl (Patella)
Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly 1st 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
Not on View
DescriptionThis small hemispherical bowl is made of cobalt blue glass. It features an upright rim with a rounded edge, curving convex sides, a concave floor, and a convex underside. A groove is faintly cut into the interior bottom surface. The base ring is outsplayed with a flat edge and was cast as part of the vessel. Both interior and exterior surfaces are rotary-polished.
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.Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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