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
DimensionsL: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W: 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm)
MediumAssembled from lengths 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
1980.672
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of ribbed bowl. Slightly outsplayed rim with rounded edge; straight side, with a slight downward curve. Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from short lengths of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with wavy opaque white, opaque yellow, and brown threads. On the exterior, numerous pronounced ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend to the shoulder.
Ribbon mosaic pattern formed from short lengths of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with wavy opaque white, opaque yellow, and brown threads.
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. 302, p. 281, 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
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
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Second to mid-1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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