Dish
Dish
Dish
Dish
Dish
Dish
Dish
Dish

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Dish,

late 4th–early 5th century CE

Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
y210

Information

Title
Dish
Dates

late 4th–early 5th century CE

Medium
Transparent light olive-green glass
Dimensions
h. 6 cm, diam. rim 29.1 cm, diam. base 13.4 cm (2 3/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. L. Bogert, Class of 1912
Object Number
y210
Place Made

Possibly Israel, or more generally the Levant (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, and adjacent areas)

Description
Fire-polished rim; shallow bowl with curving sides merging gradually into flat bottom; high, slightly flaring, applied band base. Around the vessel’s circumference, 1 cm. below the rim, a possibly pinched rib is formed.
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Period
Imperial (Roman)
Type
vessels (containers), dishes, glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
stripes, base rings, olive green

Purchased by W. L. Bogert from Aziz Khayat in 1910; given to the Museum in 1912

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