Glass hemispherical bowl

Unknown

mid-2nd–early 1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent yellow green. Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom. On interior, two narrow horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a single lightly abraded small circular groove around bottom. Complete, but large crack in one side and strain cracks around most of body below rim; some pinprick bubbles; isolated patches of pitting and iridescent weathering on exterior. Rotary grinding marks on interior. Yellow glass bowl with two cut bands round the rim.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-2nd–early 1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881