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: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Original Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
MediumPillar-molded marbled mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.783
Not on View
DescriptionMarbled mosaic pattern formed from short, rectangular lengths of a single cane in a purple ground with opaque white streaks.
DESCRIPTION Half of small ribbed bowl. Short, outsplayed rim with rounded edge; convex curving side; flaring shoulder; slightly concave bottom. On the exterior, short rounded ribs set almost vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to the lower part of the body.
TECHNIQUE Assembled 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; tooling marks on the outside of the rim.
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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