Glass bowl

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light blue. Slightly outsplayed vertical rim, with uneven, ground lip; biconical body; small, concave bottom. Two bands of horizontal cut lines on body: one is a single fairly thick groove just below the rim; the other comprises two similar grooves flanking a broader groove, located just below point of carination. Intact; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering on exterior, most of interior covered with thick creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915