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
1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
1st-2nd century CE
19th century?
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
Late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
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