Glass ribbed bowl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent honey brown.
Outsplayed rim, with almost pointed edge and concave band sloping inward below; side curving in downwards; concave bottom.
On interior, fine horizontal groove on inner edge of rim, two concentric grooves around bottom and small, broader circle at center; on exterior, fifty-one slightly slanting ribs of varying length and width, with tops ground off, arranged around bulging middle section of body.
Intact, except for one small chip and crack in rim; some internal strain cracks; few bubbles; dulling on interior and around band below rim on exterior, and one patch of encrusted limy weathering on lower side and bottom, elsewhere small patches of iridescent brownish weathering.
Rotary grinding marks on interior and plain band around top of sides on exterior.

Glass ribbed bowl, Glass, Roman

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