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: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Max W: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished 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
1980.781
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of ribbed bowl. Vertical rim with flat edge, sloping obliquely inward; almost vertical side, curving inward at the middle. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from rectangular sections of a single cane in a purple ground with an opaque white right-angled spiral. On the exterior, evenly spaced rounded ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to the center of the bottom.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from rectangular sections of a single cane in a purple ground with an opaque white right-angled 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. 295, p. 280, repr. (col.) p. 216.1st 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
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
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