Glass conical bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent honey brown. Angular, slightly inverted rim; slightly undulating straight side, tapering diagonally downward; convex bottom. On interior, one narrow and one broad horizontal groove cut in a band below rim; on exterior, two lightly abraded small concentric circles around bottom. Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of creamy brown weathering with very slight iridescence. Rotary grinding marks on interior; many surface scratches on exterior. 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