Glass hemispherical bowl

Unknown

2nd–1st century BCE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue. Rounded vertical rim; hemispherical body with convex curving side; convex bottom. On interior, a single deeo horizontal groove below rim. Intact, with one small internal crack near bottom; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, patches of creamy brown weathering, and faint iridescence on exterior. Rotary grinding marks on interior and exterior. The bowl was cast in a mold and then finished on a lathe.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917