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: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); Max Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and sagged; rotary-polished on the interior; fire-polished on the exterior.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.764
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of side and bottom of ribbed bowl. Almost straight side, proceeding diagonally downward; sharply turned basal angle; slightly concave bottom. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a light purple ground with opaque white rods around a central opaque yellow spiral; the second in a light purple ground with an opaque white circle surrounding a center in a blue ground with opaque white rods around a central opaque yellow spiral. On the exterior, widely spaced narrow ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend to the junction of the side and bottom.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a light purple ground with opaque white rods around a central opaque yellow spiral; the second in a light purple ground with an opaque white circle surrounding a center in a blue ground with opaque white rods around a central opaque yellow 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. 303, pp. 281-282, repr. (col.) p. 217.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
Second to mid-first century BCE
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
Second to mid-first century BCE
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