Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Knocked-off, uneven vertical rim; body with bulging side, then curving in to thick, flat bottom. On body, fifteen irregular, vertical ribs. Complete but cracked; a few pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, iridescence, and patches of milky weathering, with one area of thick soil encrustation on interior. This is an unusual example of the so-called zarte Rippenschalen type of bowl since it does not have an outsplayed rim and concave neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881