Fragment of Bowl (Patella)
Fragment of Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginAncient Rome, Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsMax Diam: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); H: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumOpaque cast glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.1181
Not on View
DescriptionOpaque medium blue.
DESCRIPTION Approximately half of small bowl. Broad, outsplayed rim, sloping obliquely inward, with a rounded edge; convex curving side. On the interior, a shallow horizontal groove cut just above the junction of the rim and side.
TECHNIQUE Cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the interior.
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
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Probably first century BCE, possibly later
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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