Roman Glass 100 BC - 400 AD

Monochrome ribbed bowl

FH85

Blue-green glass                                                      Late 1st century BC - early 1sy century AD            Height: 4,3 cm, diameter opening: 13,5 cm          Isings 1957 form 3a         

A monochrome, broad, shallow ribbed bowl in translucent natural sea-green glass. Almost vertical rim with an abrupt junction between the rim and the convex curved side. On the exteriorfourteen pronounced ribs. These ribs end below the junction of the side and the base. Ground and polished on the inside, on the top and on the outside of the rim above the ribs. Fire-polished on the exterior. Slightly indented.

For more information on how these bowl were made, go to the catalog, page 14 - 15;                                 

A life with glass The Fred Hamburger Collection.pdf