Cleveland Museum of Art

Shallow Ribbed Bowl

Date

50 BCE–100 CE

Medium

glass

Culture

Roman, Eastern Mediterranean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Shallow ribbed glass bowls, often light blue, green, or turquoise in color, are a fairly common ancient glass vessel type. They were likely made by blowing or pressing molten glass into molds, sometimes leaving visible air bubbles within the glass matrix. After cooling, an artisan would rotate the bowl on a wheel or lathe, using a gentle abrasive to smooth out imperfections. The Roman shallow ribbed bowl, with central boss, recalls the earlier Greek phiale (libation dish).

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