Bowl
Bowl
Place of OriginIran, reportedly from Shahi (modern Ghaem Shahr), Mazandaran Province
Date5th-6th century
DimensionsH: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
MediumCast and cut glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1962.26
Not on View
DescriptionColorless, with greenish tinge; elongated hemispherical shape; on exterior, groove below rim; surface covered by five rows of cut motifs of diminishing size: top row are ovals, with points at bottom; middle two rows are six-sided; fourth row is five-sided; bottom row has ovals
Published ReferencesGrose, David, "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, vol. 20, no. 3, 1978, p. 85, repr. fig. 24.
Probably mid-1st century, about 40-70
9th-10th century
10th-12th century
9th-10th century
Mid- to second half of 1st century
Late 4th to early 5th century
4th-5th century CE (?)
1765-1775
Mid- to second half of 1st century
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