Glass dish

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Translucent purple.
Tubular rim, folded out and down, forming flange covering side, with an inward fold at base; low convex curving side and broad floor to body, sloping gently downwards to tubular, inward-sloping foot ring, made by folding; flat bottom.
One large hole in bottom, but complete otherwise; some pinprick bubbles; dulling and iridescent weathering.

Violet, plain blown glass.

Glass dish, Glass, Roman

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