Shallow Ribbed Bowl
Roman, Eastern Mediterranean · 50 BCE–100 CE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Shallow ribbed glass bowls are a fairly common ancient glass vessel type, likely made by blowing or pressing molten glass into molds. After cooling, an artisan would rotate the bowl on a wheel or lathe, using a gentle abrasive to smooth out imperfections. Although this bowl was probably mold-made, several of its unevenly formed ribs show pincer marks.
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Details
- Maker
- Roman, Eastern Mediterranean
- Date
- 50 BCE–100 CE
- Medium
- glass
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 4.5 x 12.2 cm (1 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Roman
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0