Glass bowl

Unknown

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

Colorless with translucent purple streak. Uneven, angular, and slightly inverted rim; hemispherical body with straight side, tapering diagonally downward and then curving in ; convex bottom. On interior, two horizontal grooves cut in a band below rim; on exterior, a band of two lightly abraded grooves around bottom with small circle at center. Intact, but many internal strain cracks around side below rim and in bottom; some pinprick bubbles; isolated patches of deep pitting and brownish iridescent weathering. Rotary grinding marks on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-2nd–early 1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Cole Porter, 1951