Glass bowl, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century , Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H. 1 in. ( cm), Glass, Colorless. Vertical rim

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Glass bowl, Late Imperial, 3rd–4th century , Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H. 1 in. ( cm), Glass, Colorless. Vertical rim, knocked off and ground; shallow body curving in to flat bottom. Wheel-cut decoration on exterior: below rim, band of 23 horizontal oval facets, alternating with and flanked above and below by pairs of smaller, rice-shaped grooves; occupying most of side, zone of four overlapping rows of vertical facets, becoming progressively thinner towards the bottom; on bottom, hexagon, outlined with a single, long groove on each side and containing a pattern of six pentagonal facets around a central pentagonal facet

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Size: 4608px × 4608px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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