Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep honey brown. Slightly inverted rim with beveled outer edge; sides curving in to flat but slightly uneven bottom. On interior, two wide horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, eighteen prominent slanting ribs with rounded tops and tapering towards bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering on exterior, and thick creamy weathering covering most of interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915