Glass phiale (libation bowl)

Unknown

late 4th century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with light yellow-green tinge. Flaring rim with rounded edge; concave neck; curving side, tapering sharply to convex bottom. On exterior, one horizontal cut groove on underside of rim; another uneven groove around neck; on side, extending to bottom, a pattern of four pointed petals, each with two parallel vertical grooves extending from base to apex, alternating with four vertical bands of six parallel grooves; on bottom, a circle disk with an six-pointed rosette at center. Intact, but with many internal strain cracks; pinprick bubbles; slight dulling and patches of faint iridescent weathering on exterior, some retaining impression of a pattern resembling woven textile. Rotary grinding marks on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 4th century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881