Bowl
Bowl
Place of OriginProbably Egypt
Dateabout 9th century
DimensionsH: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Diam: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown; design impressed with patterned tongs.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.2018
Not on View
DescriptionStreaky light purple; rim curves inward; body narrows toward base; decorated with nine medallions: two intaglio concentric rings, raised dot in center; bottom tooled slightly to form base.
about 9th century
8th-9th century
8th-9th century
10th century
8th-10th century
8th-10th century
6th century BCE
late 9th-10th century CE
8th-10th century
First half of the first century
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