Glass bowl

Unknown

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent golden brown. Rounded vertical rim; sides tapering downward, then curved in to almost flat bottom. On interior, three horizontal wheel-cut grooves: one below rim, the other two in a band around middle of body; on exterior, plain band and shallow groove below rim. Broken and repaired, with one hole in side near bottom and three small chips in rim; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and patches of brilliant iridescence and thick creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891