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: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Max W: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Original Diam: 6 in. (15.2 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
1980.748
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Horizontal rim with rounded edge; almost vertical side with a slight downward curve. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with numerous opaque white rods. On the exterior, broad flat ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend almost to the rim.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with numer-ous opaque white rods.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of deep, footed ribbed bowl. Horizontal rim with rounded edge; almost vertical side with a slight downward curve. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with numer-ous opaque white rods. On the exterior, broad flat ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend almost to the rim.
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. 275, 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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