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: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Original Diam: 6 in. (15.2 cm); Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 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
1980.736
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of broad, shallow ribbed bowl. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. On the interior, a narrow horizontal groove cut just below the rim. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with an opaque white spiral (often highly distorted). On the exterior, evenly spaced pronounced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to the center of the bottom.
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. 291, p. 279, repr. (col.) p. 216.
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
1st century BCE - 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
1st century BCE - 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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