Glass dish

late 1st–early 3rd century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Translucent pale greyish green strongly tinged with purple; handles in same color.
Broad tubular rim, made by folding out and down; almost horizontal shoulder; S-shaped side to body; tubular base-ring, made by folding; bottom almost flat but with a thick dome at center with traces of large circular pontil mark; two handles trailed along edge of rim from right to left.
On handles, vertical tooling to make a series of alternating ridges and grooves.
Intact; a few pinprick and two large bubbles; slight pitting and faint iridescent weathering.

With raised decoration on rim.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass dish
  • Period: Imperial
  • Date: late 1st–early 3rd century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown, trailed, and tooled
  • Dimensions: Diam.: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.72
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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