Glass bowl

early 1st century CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Opaque white.
Outsplayed rim with angular outward edge; convex curving side; convex bottom within slightly outsplayed base ring with rounded edge.
Intact, except for small weathered chip in underside of rim; pitting, dulling, and creamy brown weathering covering whole of interior and most of base ring and bottom.

Small opaque white cup, without decoration.

Artwork Details

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Title: Glass bowl
Period: Early Imperial
Date: early 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; cast
Dimensions: H.: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); Diam.: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.198.3
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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