Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Fragment of Ribbed Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Italian, most likely found at Rome
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsMax L: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm); Max W: 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished and cut on the interior, the top, and the outside of the rim; fire-polished on the rest of the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.726
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of broad, shallow ribbed bowl. Narrow, upright to slightly outsplayed rim, with rounded edge; fairly straight side, tapering diagonally downward. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with an opaque white spiral. On the interior, a faintly cut horizontal groove immediately below the edge of the rim, possibly one of several originally present. On the exterior, narrow rounded ribs set obliquely on the body; the ribs extend to the upper part of the body.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with an opaque white spiral.
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. 290, p. 279, repr. (col.) p. 216.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
1st century BCE - 1st 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
1st century BCE - 1st 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
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