Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Date

c. 100–300 CE

Medium

silver: cast and carved

Culture

Roman, Imperial

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This large cast silver bowl features wavy fluting (sometimes called strigilation) across much of the interior, terminating in a sort of scalloped edge and finely beaded border beneath the rim. Within the central medallion are a miniature oblong shell-like object and the punched inscription VERISS (perhaps a name), both slightly off-center. The combination of wavy fluting, scalloped edges, and a shell-like object may allude to the sea, or to the liquid contents this bowl may once have contained. This solid silver bowl weighs nearly one kilogram, more than two pounds.

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