Fragment of Bowl or Plate

Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl or Plate

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Bowl or Plate
Place Made: 
Roman Empire
possibly Egypt
possibly Italy
Accession Number: 
76.1.38
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 8.8 cm; Base Diam: 7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
75 BCE-75 CE
Credit Line: 
Gift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Primary Description: 
Transparent light bluish-aquamarine glass, bubbly with pitted surface; cast and lathe-cut. Fragment preserves base and portions of vessel wall, wall spreads out and up as far as preserved, underside retains a large profiled boss with central dot left in relief; lathe-cut base ring is carefully cut on interior and exterior with concave profiles.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Berkowitz, Carl, Source
1976-01-01
Content, Derek, Source
1976-01-01
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Former Collection
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
Trans. light bluish-aquamarine
Technique: 
cast, lathe-cut
casting

Publications (1)

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) illustrated, p. 148, #309, pl. 39; BIB# 29547