Glass bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent yellow green, with one patch in light blue green. Rounded, slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom. On interior, two horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a band of two concentric circles around bottom and a single, small central circle. Intact, but internal strain cracks around top of side below rim; a few bubbles; slight dulling and isolated patches of brown iridescent weathering on exterior. Rotary grinding marks on interior. Hemispherical and conical bowls were two of the most common and popular shapes of the Late Hellenistic period. They were fashioned not only in glass but also in metal and pottery. Those made of glass were later supplanted by deeply colored varieties and by bowls decorated with tooled ribs.

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