Ribbed Bowl
Ribbed Bowl
Place of OriginSyria, Palestine, or Italy
DateLate first century BCE to mid-first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Diam: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumMold fused, tooled, abraded and wheel cut
ClassificationGlass
Object number
1923.510
Not on View
DescriptionThis cobalt blue bowl was made in the early Roman period by molding and carving. Raised ribs decorate the outside, while fine grooves inside add detail to its shape.
Published ReferencesHayes, John W., Roman and Pre-Roman Glass in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1975, no. 50. (A close parallel to "about mid 1st century A. D.").
Grose, 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, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 238, p. 266, drawing p. 412.
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
2nd-1st century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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