Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Knocked-off, uneven rim; short concave neck; bulging side curving in to flat bottom. Side tooled into fourteen irregular, vertical ribs. Broken with parts of rim missing and small hole in side; some bubbles; dulling, deep pitting, and patches of thick milky weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76