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: 3 in. (7.6 cm); Max W: 2 in. (5.1 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
1980.727
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of side and bottom of ribbed bowl. Convex curving side; slightly concave bottom. Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a dark golden-brown ground with a few spiraling opaque white threads. On the exterior, evenly spaced rounded ribs set vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the upper body to the junction of the side and bottom.
Spiraling mosaic pattern formed from large polygonal sections of a single cane in a dark golden-brown ground with a few spiraling opaque white 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. 304, p. 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
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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