Ribbed bowl
Ribbed bowl

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Ribbed bowl,

ca. 50 BCE–ca. 50 CE

Eastern Mediterranean
Hellenistic Period to Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE, ca. 323–30 BCE
y1946-234

Information

Title
Ribbed bowl
Dates

ca. 50 BCE–ca. 50 CE

Medium
Transparent blue-green glass
Dimensions
h. 4.2 cm, diam. rim 12.5 cm (1 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Platt from the bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
y1946-234
Place Made

Eastern Mediterranean

Description
Fire-polished rim, smooth and vertical; shallow body decorated with twenty-three vertical ribs; flat, slightly concave bottom.
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Hellenistic, Imperial (Roman)
Type
bowls (vessels), glass
Materials
pressed glass
Subject
reeding

Given to the Museum by Mrs. Platt from bequest of Dan Fellows Platt

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