Glass bowl

2nd half of 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Translucent cobalt blue.
Inverted tubular rim, folded over, out, and down; side bulges outwards, then curves in sharply; outsplayed low base ring with flattened bottom edge; small central kick on bottom with traces of pontil mark.
Intact, except for small chip in base ring; some bubbles, striations, and streaky impurities; only very slight weathering.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Glass bowl
  • Period: Early Imperial, Flavian
  • Date: 2nd half of 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Glass; blown
  • Dimensions: H.: 1 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (4.1 x 8.9 x 8.6 x 4 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.194.167
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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