Glass bowl

Unknown

early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Opaque jade green. Horizontal rim with rounded outer edge; convex curving side to hemispherical body with uneven exterior surface; flat bottom inside outsplayed base ring with rounded edge. Intact, except for one small weathered chip in rim; pitting of pinprick bubbles, dulling on interior and on bottom inside base ring; creamy brown weathering and iridescence on interior. Rotary grinding marks on interior and bottom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913