Bowl
Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateLate 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
DimensionsH: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Rim Diam: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused and abraded
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1398
Not on View
DescriptionThis small hemispherical bowl was assembled using the mosaic glass technique and mold fused and abraded. It has an upright rim with an uneven, rounded edge, a convex curving side, and a convex bottom. The composite mosaic pattern is formed from large polygonal sections of three canes: the first in a blue ground with numerous opaque white rods; the second in a pale purple ground with opaque white rods and streaks; and the third in a yellow ground streaked with pale blue, appearing pale green in places.
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. 584, p. 334, drawing p. 430.
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 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 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
2nd-1st century BCE
Late 1st century BCE to mid-1st century CE
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