Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent blue green. Plain rounded rim; sides curving in to slightly uneven, flat bottom. On exterior, fourteen prominent, almost vertical ribs with flattened angular tops, tapering downwards and extending in vestigal form on bottom, with vertical tooling indents flanking some of ribs. Intact; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling on interior and around top of exterior, and very faint weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior. Bluish ribbed cup.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st century BCE–mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917