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 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Original Diam: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); Max Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.45 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections 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
1980.759
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. Marbled mosaic pattern with polygonal and rectangular sections of at least four canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white rods; the second in a colorless ground with opaque white rods; the third, all rectangular sections, in an opaque yellow ground backed by colorless; and the fourth, represented by a single section, in a blue ground with opaque white rods.On the exterior, widely spaced rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to upper part of the body.
Marbled mosaic pattern with polygonal and rectangular sections of at least four canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white rods; the second in a colorless ground with opaque white rods; the third, all rectangular sections, in an opaque yellow ground backed by colorless; and the fourth, represented by a single section, in a blue ground with opaque white rods.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. Marbled mosaic pattern with polygonal and rectangular sections of at least four canes: the first in a purple ground with opaque white rods; the second in a colorless ground with opaque white rods; the third, all rectangular sections, in an opaque yellow ground backed by colorless; and the fourth, represented by a single section, in a blue ground with opaque white rods.On the exterior, widely spaced rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to 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.
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. 268, p. 273, repr. (col.) p. 215.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
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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