Glass ribbed bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent blue green. Vertical rim with angular top edge; plain, vertical band around top of sides, then bulging outward before curving in sharply to slightly concave bottom. On interior, three fine concentric grooves around outer edge of bottom and small, broader circle at center; on exterior, seventy-six vertical or slightly slanting ribs of slightly varying length, width, and thickness, with tops ground off, arranged around bulging middle section of body. Intact; pinprick bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescence with small patches of creamy weathering. Rotary grinding marks on plain band around top of sides and on interior.

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