Fragment of Bowl
Fragment of Bowl
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, or Italy, likely found at Rome
DateProbably second century BCE
DimensionsH: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm); Original Diam: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections of cane and cast; applied rim, rotary-polished on both surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1980.433
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of hemispherical bowl. Vertical rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections of two canes: the first in a blue ground with opaque white lines radiating from a central golden-yellow rod outlined in opaque white; the second in a blue ground with an opaque white spiral. A blue network cane wound spirally with an opaque white thread is attached as a 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, New York, Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 187, p. 199, repr. (col.) p. 180 (int).2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Probably 2nd century CE
probably second century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
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