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
DimensionsMax L: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Max W: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished and cut on the interior and the top of the rim; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.792
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. On the interior, a narrow horizontal groove cut at the junction of the rim and side. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous, tiny opaque white rods. On the exterior, a pronounced rib set obliquely on the body; the rib extends to the upper body.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous, tiny opaque white rods.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Outsplayed rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. On the interior, a narrow horizontal groove cut at the junction of the rim and side. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous, tiny opaque white rods. On the exterior, a pronounced rib set obliquely on the body; the rib extends to the upper body.
TECHNIQUE Assembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished and cut on the interior and the 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. 274, p. 274, 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
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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