Bowl (Patella)
Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); Base Diam: 1 17/32 in. (3.9 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused and abraded.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1373
Not on View
DescriptionThis is a hemispherical bowl made of opaque white glass. It was mold fused and abraded. The bowl has an upright rim with a thin, inturned edge, a convex curving side with thin walls, and a floor that is concave on the upperside and flat underneath. The vessel is finished with an outsplayed base ring with a rounded edge.
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. 423, p. 306, drawing p. 421.Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-1st century CE
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