Bowl (Patella)
Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateLate first century BCE to early first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Rim Diam: 3 25/32 in. (9.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.35 cm)
MediumMold fused and abraded, foot tooled on.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1392
Not on View
DescriptionCarinated bowl. Almost horizontal rim with rounded edge; carinated side, with two convex curves; upperside of bottom concave, underside convex; outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a purple ground with seven blue rods, each outlined in opaque white, surrounding a central blue rod also outlined ni opaque white; the second in a puruple ground with seven golden-yellow rods, each outlined in opaque white, with a central golden-yellow rod also outlined in opaque white. Base ring probably in a light green ground.
Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a purple ground with seven blue rods, each outlined in opaque white, surrounding a central blue rod also outlined in opaque white; the second in a purple ground with seven
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. 514, p. 323.
Arts, P.L.W., "A Collection of Ancient Glass 500 BC - 500 AD," ANTIEK Lochem, 2000, p. 90.
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
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
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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