Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsL: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm); W: 2 3/8 in. (6.0 cm)
MediumAssembled from lengths of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior; tooling marks on the outside of the rim.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.692
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; almost vertical, straight side, tapering downward. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from short, alternating rectangular lengths of two canes: the first in a golden-brown ground with opaque white parallel threads and strips; the second in a dark blue ground with opaque white parallel wavy threads and strips. On the exterior, narrow, evenly spaced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend almost to the edge of the rim.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from short, alternating rectangular lengths of two canes: the first in a golden-brown ground with opaque white parallel threads and strips; the second in a dark blue ground with opaque white parallel wavy threads and strips.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; almost vertical, straight side, tapering downward. On the exterior, narrow, evenly spaced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend almost to the edge of the rim.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from lengths of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior; tooling marks on the outside of the rim.
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, New York, Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 250, p. 269, repr. (col.) p. 214.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
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
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
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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