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: 1 5/8 in. (4.4 cm); Max W: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumMarbled and pillar-molded mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.706
Not on View
DescriptionRibbon mosaic pattern formed from short, rectangular lengths of a single cane in a dark golden-brown ground with parallel wavy opaque white threads, and a few parallel wavy threads of opaque white with blue.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim and side of small ribbed bowl. Slightly outsplayed rim with rounded edge; thick-walled, fairly straight side, proceeding diagonally downward. On the exterior, close-set, short, tapering ribs arranged obliquely 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.
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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