Delicate Roman Glass Bowl w/ Ribbed Walls- Lot 73, Auction 10/25/2018
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Delicate Roman Glass Bowl w/ Ribbed Walls- Lot 73, Auction 10/25/2018

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Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A thin-walled bowl made from a pale aqua glass with delicate, undulating exterior ribbed walls. The mouth bends inward slightly and then rises to an unpronounced rim. The base is gently rounded. This style of glass is known as pillar-molded, referring to the production technique, where the shape of the bowl was determined by taking a flat sheet of pliable glass and placing it into a solid mold upside down; this glass was then worked so that is slipped/sagged over the mold to create the ribs on the exterior. Bowls like this one were used as part of the Roman “cena” or dinner, probably for holding condiments like garum (fish sauce). Size: 3.75″ W x 2.65″ H (9.5 cm x 6.7 cm)

Condition: Intact, with light abrasions and scratches on surface. Very light encrustations, with small areas of pearlescent patina, mainly on the interior.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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