Glass conical bowl

Unknown

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

Translucent pale yellow green. Angular rim, with slightly inverted lip at top; side tapering diagonally downward, then curving in to convex bottom. On interior, three horizontal grooves cut in a band around upper part of side; on exterior, two lightly abraded concentric circles around lower side and a small circle around center of bottom. Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescence, with patches of creamy brown weathering and soil encrustation on interior. Rotary grinding marks on interior; many surface scratches on exterior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-2nd–1st century BCE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1957