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: 31/32 in. (2.5 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Base Diam: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
MediumBase ring cast from lengths of cane and applied to the bottom of the bowl; rotary-polished on the interior; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1472
Not on View
DescriptionThree joining fragments of base ring, probably from a deep, footed ribbed bowl. Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from rectangular lengths of single cane in a golden-brown ground with three parallel opaque white threads set among three thin blue threads, as well as a few wider opaque white strips (many appearing opaque yellow).
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from rectangular lengths of single cane in a golden-brown ground with three parallel opaque white threads set among three thin blue threads, as well as a few wider opaque white strips (many appearing opaque yellow).
DESCRIPTION Three joining fragments of base ring, probably from a deep, footed ribbed bowl. Tall, outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from rectangular lengths of single cane in a golden-brown ground with three parallel opaque white threads set among three thin blue threads, as well as a few wider opaque white strips (many appearing opaque yellow).
TECHNIQUE Base ring cast from lengths of cane and applied to the bottom of the bowl; rotary-polished on the interior; 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. 283, p. 277, 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
Early to mid-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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