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 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumMarbled and molded mosaic glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.671
Not on View
DescriptionRibbon mosaic pattern formed from lengths of a single cane in a dark golden-brown ground with parallel wavy opaque white threads.
DESCRIPTION Fragment of rim, side, and bottom of small, flat-bottomed ribbed bowl. Upright rim with almost pointed edge; convex curving side; flat bottom, slightly concave on its underside. On the exterior, close-set, short, pronounced tapering ribs arranged vertically on the body; the ribs extend from the middle of the side to the center of 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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