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Bowl (Patella)

Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm); Rim Diam: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Thickness: 1/16 in. (0.2 cm)
Mediumglass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2419
Not on View
DescriptionSmall hemispherical bowl. Emerald green. Short, outsplayed rim with flat edge; convex curving side; upperside of floor concave, underside convex; outsplayed base ring with flat edge. Emerald green. Glass; mold fused and abraded.
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, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 416, p. 304, drawing p. 421.

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