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245. Bowl

Accession Number 79.AF.184.5
Dimensions H. 4.9, Diam. rim 8.3, Diam. base 5.2 cm; Wt. 94.05 g
Date First century CE
Production Area Mediterranean, probably Italy
Material Translucent bluish glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Free-blown
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Condition

Intact; surface severely pitted.

Description

Fire-polished, vertical rim—folded out, down, and up, forming a tubular flange; hemispherical body; slightly concave, solid, pushed-in, and uneven base-ring. At the center of the bottom is an annular pontil mark (W. 1.8 cm).

Comments and Comparanda

See cat. 243. In addition, compare , p. 311, no. 286; , p. 109, no. 137.

Provenance

1979, Edwin A. Lipps, 1922–1988 (Pacific Palisades, California), donated to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 1979

Bibliography

Unpublished

Exhibitions

None