New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Amber Ribbed Bowl

CultureEastern Mediterranean

Dateca. 100 B.C.E. - 50 C.E.

MediumSlumped and ground glass

DimensionsOverall: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number67.5.4

Collections

Ancient Mediterranean Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 108

DescriptionAmber bowl. Ribbed (16 ribs) inner indented (ground) band .375" of rim and double band 1.5" down from rim. Shallow, slightly flaring rim. Mold-pressed, tooled, lathe-cut & polished. Roman Empire, Alexandria.

Label TextAmber Ribbed Bowl Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 100 B.C.E - 50 C.E. Slumped and ground glass Museum purchase 67.5.4Published ReferencesGoldstein, _Pre- Roman & Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum_, pp. 153-156, #327-332.