Bowl (Patella)
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Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm); Rim Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused and abraded.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1367
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DescriptionThis small hemispherical bowl (patella) is made of opaque red glass. It has a horizontal rim with a rounded edge, curving convex sides, and an upper floor that is concave with a slightly convex underside. It stands on a slightly outsplayed base ring with a flat edge. The vessel was 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. 424, p. 306, repr. (col.) p. 224, drawing p. 421.
Early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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 mid-1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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