Bowl (Patella)
Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Rim Diam: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/16 in. (3.0 cm)
MediumGlass; cast, rotary-polished on both surfaces, cut on the exterior, base ring cast as part of the vessel.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1368
Not on View
DescriptionCarinated bowl. Opaque red. Almost horizontal rim with flat edge; carinated side with two convex curves; upperside of floor concave, underside very slightly convex; outsplayed base ring with flat edge. On the exterior, a horizontal depression cut at the junction of the two convex curves.
Opaque red.
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, Catalog No. 421, p. 305-306, drawing, p. 421.Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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