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Bowl (Patella)
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Bowl (Patella)

Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Diam (rim): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Thickness: 3/32 in. (0.2 cm); Diam (base): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumCast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; base ring cast as part of the vessel.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1380
Not on View
DescriptionCarinated bowl. Emerald green. Short, outsplayed rim with rounded edge; carinated side with two shallow convex curves; upperside of floor concave, underside slightly convex; outsplayed, asymmetrical base ring with flat edge. Emerald green.
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, Hudson Hills Press in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, New York, 1989, cat. no. 414, p. 304, repr. (col.) p. 224, drawing, p. 421.

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