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 are a fairly common ancient glass vessel type, likely made by blowing or pressing molten glass into molds. After cooling, an artisan would rotate the bowl on a wheel or lathe, using a gentle abrasive to smooth out imperfections. Although this bowl was probably mold-made, several of its unevenly formed ribs show pincer marks.

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