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
DimensionsH: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Original Diam: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections 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
1980.730
Not on View
DescriptionThree joining fragments of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; convex curving side. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large rectangular sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with alternating opaque white (appearing yellow) and dark brown spirals. On the exterior, widely spaced, fairly pronounced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend to the upper part of the body.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large rectangular sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with alternating opaque white (appearing yellow) and dark brown spirals.
DESCRIPTION Three joining fragments of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with thick, rounded edge; convex curving side. On the exterior, widely spaced, fairly pronounced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend to the upper part of the body.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections 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. 251, 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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