Glass ribbed bowl

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent streaky pale purple with coloress patches.
Outsplayed rim with almost pointed edge, sloping inward below; convex curving side; concave bottom.
On interior, a single horizontal groove, cut at junction of rim and side; on exterior, forty-nine short rounded ribs of varying width, thickness, and length.
Intact; a few pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, slight pitting, and faint iridescence.
Rotary grinding marks on interior and on band around exterior of rim.

Violet ribbed cup; cut band.

Glass ribbed bowl, Glass, Roman

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