Grooved bowl
Grooved bowl

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Grooved bowl,

ca. 150 BCE–ca. 50 BCE

Hellenistic Period, ca. 323–30 BCE
y1932-17

Information

Title
Grooved bowl
Dates

ca. 150 BCE–ca. 50 BCE

Medium
Transparent amber-colored glass
Dimensions
h. 9.0 cm, diam. 15.8 cm (3 9/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1932-17
Place Made

Asia, Lebanon, Tyre

Culture
Mediterranean (Early Western World)
Period
Hellenistic
Type
bowls (vessels), glass
Materials
pressed glass
Techniques
engraving (incising)
Subject
stripes

Purchased by the Museum from John Khayat

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