Bowl (Patella)
Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/16 in. (3.1 cm); Rim Diam: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused and abraded.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1370
Not on View
DescriptionSmall carinated bowl. Opaque red. Uneven, upright rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with vestigial upper curve and a shallow convex lower curve; upperside of floor slightly concave, underside flat but uneven; narrow, almost vertical base ring with rounded edge. On the interior, three narrow horizontal grooves: one immediately below the edge of the rim, a second below the junction of the two convex curves, and a third farther down on the body. On the exterior, a narrow horizontal groove cut just below the edge of the rim.
Opaque red.
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. 427, p. 307, drawing p. 421.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
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
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