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Bowl (Patella)

Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Rim Diam: 2 19/32 in. (6.6 cm); Base Diam: 1 3/32 in. (2.8 cm)
MediumGlass; Cast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; cut on the exterior; base ring cast as part of the vessel.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1376
Not on View
DescriptionSmall hemispherical bowl. Opaque celadon green. Horizontal rim with flat edge; convex curving side; upperside of floor concave, underside slightly convex but uneven owing to imperfect rotary-polishing; outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. On the exterior, a broad horizontal depression cut just below the rim.
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, Hudson Hills Press in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, New York, 1989, Catalog No. 426, p. 306-307, repr. (col.) p. 224, drawing, p. 421.

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