Glass ribbed bowl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent light yellow green.
Plain but slightly uneven, rounded rim; sides tapering downwards, then curving in to slightly pushed-in, uneven bottom.
On interior, horizontal wheel-cut grooves, comprising a single broader groove below rim and a band of two narrower grooves around lower body; on exterior, thirty-six ribs, irregularly spaced and of differing length and thickness, tapering towards bottom, almost touching at center.
Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and iridescent weathering.

Greenish shallow cast glass bowl with ribs.

Glass ribbed bowl, Glass, Roman

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