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Glass conical bowl

Glass conical bowl. Culture: Greek, Syro-Palestinian. Dimensions: H.: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Diam.: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: mid-2nd-early 1st century B.C..
Translucent honey brown.
Upright rounded but uneven rim; undulating side, tapering diagonally downward; convex bottom.
On interior, a single horizontal groove below rim, cut irregularly.
Broken and repaired, with one hole and several chips in side; internal strain cracks around rim; some bubbles; one patch of whitish iridescent weathering below rim on exterior, and dulling and faint weathering on interior.
Rotary grinding marks on interior; some irregular tooling marks below rim on exterior.
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Title:
Glass conical bowl
Caption:
Glass conical bowl. Culture: Greek, Syro-Palestinian. Dimensions: H.: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) Diam.: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Date: mid-2nd-early 1st century B.C.. Translucent honey brown. Upright rounded but uneven rim; undulating side, tapering diagonally downward; convex bottom. On interior, a single horizontal groove below rim, cut irregularly. Broken and repaired, with one hole and several chips in side; internal strain cracks around rim; some bubbles; one patch of whitish iridescent weathering below rim on exterior, and dulling and faint weathering on interior. Rotary grinding marks on interior; some irregular tooling marks below rim on exterior.
Technique/material:
Glass, cast and cut; cast and cut
Period:
late hellenistic
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4025 x 3546 px | 40.8 MB
Print size:
34.1 x 30.0 cm | 13.4 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)