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Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
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Fragment of Ribbed Bowl

Place of OriginProbably Italy, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Original Diam: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm); Max Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.45 cm); Min Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
MediumMosaic glass, millefiori pattern.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1763
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of large ribbed bowl. Slightly outsplayed rim with rounded edge; flaring shoulder; convex curving side, bulging outward below the shoulder. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous opaque white rods around a central opaque yellow and green right-angled spiral. On the exterior, pronounced, widely spaced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to the lower part of the body.
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. 287, p. 277-279.
Ribbed Bowl
Roman Empire
late first century BCE-early first century CE
Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Late first century BCE to early first century CE

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