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
DimensionsL: 2 in. (5.1 cm); W: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
MediumMarbled and molded mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.681
Not on View
DescriptionRibbon mosaic pattern formed from short, rectangular lengths of a single cane in a golden-brown ground with parallel wavy opaque white streaks.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim, side, and bottom of small ribbed bowl. Slightly outsplayed rim with narrow, rounded edge; flaring shoulder; convex curving side; slightly concave bottom. On the exterior, close-set, short, tapering ribs arranged vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the shoulder to below the bottom.
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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