Bowl

Date1st Century AD

Object PlaceEastern Mediterranean, West Asia, Asia

Object PlaceEastern Mediterranean, North Africa, Africa

MediumMolded glass

ClassificationsGlass

DimensionsH. 1 15/16" (5.0 cm) Diam. 3 1/16" (12.8 cm)

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from an anonymous donor

Object number1992.45

DescriptionMold blown bowl of transparent very light blue-green glass with many small bubbles. Bottom slightly concave. Low ring base with two concentric raised rings above that. From the upper ring to the shoulder the body decorated by a zig zag garland composed of a stylized feathered band. Between the broad Vs of the garland a pattern of two concentric raised circles repeated six times. A feathered garland encircles the bowl at the shoulder carination. Above shoulder a plain concave collar turned out at top to form plain rim. The bowl is broken and mended; the rim is chipped. The bowl has been cleaned, and small sections of the sides and rim have been replaced with plastic. Some dark incrustation and exterior pitting.

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