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: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Original Diam: 6 in. (15.2 cm); Max Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.35 cm); Min Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm); Max L: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Max W: 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm)
MediumPillar-molded composite mosaic glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.810
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of large ribbed bowl. Slightly outsplayed rim with rounded edge; convex curving side, bulging slightly outward below the rim. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a blue ground with an opaque white circle around a central opaque white rod; the second in a blue ground outlined in opaque white surrounding seven opaque yellow rods around a central opaque white rod. On the exterior, widely spaced rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to the upper 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. 288, p. 279.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
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
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