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 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Max W: 2 1/4 in. (5.4 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 exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.742
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim, side, and basal angle of ribbed bowl. Vertical rim with rounded edge; fairly straight side, proceeding diagonally downward; sharply turned basal angle. Marbled mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of a single cane in a blue ground with an opaque white spiral set obliquely in each section. On the exterior, evenly spaced pronounced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to the junction of the side and 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. 300, p. 281, repr. (col.) p. 216.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
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
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