Bowl
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Bowl
Place of OriginSyria, Palestine, or Italy
DateLate first century BCE to mid-first century CE
DimensionsH: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm); Diam: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm); Thickness: 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
MediumGlass; mold fused, abraded, and wheel cut
ClassificationGlass
Object number
1923.501
Not on View
DescriptionThis shallow bowl, made from bluish-green glass, was shaped and finished with carved grooves inside. It dates to the early Roman era and shows how glassmakers combined molding and cutting techniques.
Published ReferencesGrose, David F., "Ancient Glass," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, 20, 1978, no. 3, p. 77, fig. 13.
Grose, 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. 246, p. 268, drawing p. 413.
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
2nd-1st century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to mid-first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
250-150 BCE
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