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: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Original Diam: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); Max Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
MediumAssembled from lengths of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.788
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; almost vertical side. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a purple ground with parallel wavy opaque white threads. On the exterior, vestiges of the tops of rounded, widely spaced ribs; the ribs extend to the upper part of the body.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a purple ground with parallel wavy opaque white threads.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; almost vertical side. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a purple ground with parallel wavy opaque white threads. On the exterior, vestiges of the tops of rounded, widely spaced ribs; the ribs extend to the upper part of the body.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from lengths of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior and top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior.
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. 264, pp. 272-273, 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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