Glass ribbed bowl
Unknown Artist
Colorless with pale blue green tinge.
Plain vertical rim with top edge ground flat; plain, slightly concave band around top of sides, then bulging outward before curving in sharply to slightly concave bottom.
On interior, two concentric grooves around outer edge of bottom and small broader and deeper circle at center; on exterior, seventy-eight vertical ribs of slightly varying length, with tops ground off.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; deep pitting and iridescent weathering on interior; similar pitting and iridescence on exterior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior and on plain band around top of sides.
Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Late 1st century B.C.-mid 1st century A.D.
Glass; cast, tooled, and cut
10.8 cm
74.51.288
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
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