Fragment of a ribbed bowl
Fragment of a ribbed bowl
Place of OriginEgypt
DateRoman period
DimensionsL: 3 1/2 in.
MediumGlass, blown
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.639
Not on View
DescriptionThis fragment comes from the top half of a large wide bowl or jug with prominent ribbing on the body. It is mold-blown and tooled in a purple glass matrix with opaque white blobs spattered in the ribbed area. The fragment is iridesced all over, and is broken and repaired.
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
1st century BCE - 4th century CE
1st century BCE - 1th century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
1st century CE
1st-2nd 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
3rd-4th century CE
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