Bowl (Patella)
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Bowl (Patella)
Place of OriginProbably Italy
DateEarly first century CE
DimensionsH: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Diam (rim): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Thickness: 3/32 in. (0.2 cm); Diam (base): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
MediumCast; rotary-polished on both surfaces; base ring cast as part of the vessel.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1380
Not on View
DescriptionThis is a small carinated bowl made of cast glass that has been rotary-polished on both surfaces. The bowl is emerald green in color. It has a short, outsplayed rim with a rounded edge, a carinated side with two shallow convex curves, and a floor that is concave on the upperside and slightly convex on the underside. The asymmetrical base ring was cast as part of the vessel and has a flat edge.
Emerald green.
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, Hudson Hills Press in Association with the Toledo Museum of Art, New York, 1989, cat. no. 414, p. 304, repr. (col.) p. 224, drawing, p. 421.Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
Early first century CE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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