Glass bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent golden brown. Beveled vertical rim; slightly concave sides tapering downward, then curved in to almost flat bottom. On interior, three horizontal wheel-cut grooves: one broad below rim, the other two thinner in a band around middle of body; on exterior, plain band and shallow ridge below rim. Intact, but internal cracks in bottom and side; few 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