Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent yellow green. Outsplayed rim, with upright rounded edge and plain inward-sloping band below; convex side curving in downwards; concave bottom. On interior, a single broad horizontal groove at junction of rim and side; on exterior, forty-three short, unevely-spaced ribs of varying length and width, arranged around bulging middle section of body, occasionally flanked by vertical tooling marks. Intact; some internal strain cracks; some pinprick and a few large bubbles; dulling on interior and around band below rim on exterior, and some small patches of iridescent brownish weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior. Greenish cup with cut bands inside.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917