Glass bowl

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent honey brown. Rounded vertical rim; slightly bulging sides, tapering downward; flat bottom. Horizontal wheel-cut grooves on interior; single groove 1.05 cm below rim, band of two grooves 3.35 cm below rim. Complete, except for small chip in rim; broken and repaired around one side of rim; very few bubbles; dulling and pitting, patches of iridescence and thick creamy weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior of bottom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76