Roman Glass Pillar Molded Bowl w/ Ribbed Sides

Roman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A gorgeous mold-formed bowl shaped from translucent glass of a blue-green hue. The bowl is defined by a flat base, expanding walls with a thin rim, and a shallow basin. The exterior is surrounded by twenty raised ribs formed via the pillar-molding process where the glass would be slipped, sagged, and pulled over a mold to create the protruding design. Thick layers of fiery silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence have enveloped this vessel and gracefully accentuate its turquoise coloration. Size: 5.5" Diameter x 1.75" H (14 cm x 4.4 cm)

For a strikingly similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 81.10.39.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Stephen Shalom, collection, New York City, New York, USA, 1970s, purchased in Israel

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Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to rim, ribs, basin, and base, with light encrustations, micro-bubbling within glass matrix, and minor pitting, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits as well as fantastic silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.