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
DimensionsH: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Original Diam: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm); Max Thickness: 3/16 in. (0.4 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
1980.791
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of ribbed bowl. Almost vertical rim with rounded edge; fairly straight side, curving obliquely downward. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous opaque white rods. On the exterior, rounded ribs set almost vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to lower body.
Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a purple ground with numerous opaque white rods.
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. 296, p. 280, 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
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
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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