Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

first half of 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue. Thick, slightly outsplayed rim with almost pointed edge, sloping inward below; convex curving side, tapering obliquely downward; concave bottom. On interior, a single broad horizontal groove, cut at junction of rim and side; on exterior, forty-five short rounded ribs of varying width, thickness, and length. Intact, except for minor chips in rim; some pinprick bubbles; faint dulling and iridescence, with small patches of encrusted weathering on interior. Rotary grinding marks on interior and on band around exterior of rim; series of irregular tooling marks and indents on band around exterior of rim.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half of 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881