Fragment of Bowl
Fragment of Bowl
Place of OriginEastern Mediterranean, possibly Italy, most likely Rome
DateProbably 2nd century CE
DimensionsH: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Original Diam: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumAssembled from sections and lengths 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
1980.445
Not on View
DescriptionFragment of rim and side of hemispherical bowl. Upright rim with rounded edge; convex curving side. Composite mosaic pattern formed from polygonal sections and short rectangular lengths of two canes: the first in a cobalt-blue ground with a central square of purple outlined in opaque white around an opaque white rod; the second, all rectangular lengths, in an opaque white ground backed by purple. A cobalt-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. 186, p. 199, repr. (col.) p. 180 (int).
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
First century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Second to mid-first century BCE
Second to mid-first century BCE
2nd to mid-1st century BCE
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