Bowl with Heavy Hollow Folded Rim

Object Name: 
Bowl with Heavy Hollow Folded Rim

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Object Name: 
Bowl with Heavy Hollow Folded Rim
Place Made: 
Egypt
Roman Empire
Accession Number: 
74.1.27
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.7 cm; Rim Diam: 17.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
400-599
Primary Description: 
Transparent yellowish-green glass with purple streak; blown, tooled. Bell-shaped body; heavy hollow rim folded outward and downward; side has bell-shaped profile: almost horizontal at top then curves downward and descends almost vertically before curving in at bottom; large pad base, splayed and criss-crossed tooling on exterior; kick and pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1974-12-12
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
yellow
green
purple
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (3)

Ambrose and Agustine: The Origins of Europe
Venue(s)
Museo Diocesano 2003-11-01 through 2004-06-01
(exhibit title) Ambrogio e Agostino: Le sorgenti dell'Europe
Exhibition of Glass from Private American Collections and the Smithsonian Institution
Venue(s)
Smithsonian Institution 1962 through 1962
 
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15