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: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Max Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); L: 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm); W: 2 3/4 in. (7.0 cm); Original Rim Diam: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
MediumMarbled mosaic glass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.673
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of large ribbed bowl. Vertical rim with flat edge; convex curving side, bulging slightly outward below the rim. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with small to large, irregularly shaped opaque yellow segments. On the exterior immediately below the edge of the rim, a band of two narrow horizontal ridges flanking a groove, with a second band of two horizontal ridges flanking another groove at the junction of the rim and side. Also on the exterior, widely spaced pronounced 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. 289, p. 279.Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Probably late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-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 mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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