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Ribbed Bowl
Ribbed Bowl
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Ribbed Bowl

Artist/Culture
Date1st century BCE–1st century CE
Mediumnatural green glass
Dimensions4.1 x 15.6 cm (1 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number1905.21
DescriptionShallow bowl with 22 ribs which are molded with the vessel in one step; vessel rests on the ribs on base; interior and exterior rims are wheel-polished, slicing off the tops of the modeled ribs; two wheel-cut narrow rings at junction of side and bottom on interior of bowl, natural green glass (sagged; "cast"/mold-pressed). From the Troad.
ProvenancePurchase from Frank Calvert; from the Troad
On View
On view
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Roman
1st century CE
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
Michel Witz the Younger
about 1530
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Roman
1st century CE
Beaker
Roman
possibly 1st century CE
Mary Carpenter
Ralph Earl
1779
Indented Cup
Roman
3rd–4th century CE
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Northern Italian
1575–1600
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Northern Italian
1560–1570
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German
1500s