Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found in Rome
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st 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
DescriptionThis object consists of three joining fragments from the base ring of what was probably a deep, footed ribbed bowl. The base ring is tall and outsplayed, with a rounded edge. Its decoration is a ribbon mosaic pattern made from rectangular lengths of a single cane in a golden-brown glass ground. The pattern includes three parallel opaque white threads set among three thin blue threads, along with a few wider opaque white strips that appear yellow in some areas.
The base ring was cast from these lengths of cane and attached to the bowl’s base. The interior surface is rotary-polished, while the exterior has been fire-polished.
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 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Second to mid-1st century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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