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Blue Ribbed Bowl (Rippenschale) with White Trails (Main view)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Roman cast blue rippenschale drinking bowl with ribbed decoration around the body. Traces of white glass trails are visible across the ribs and once decorated the areas in between the ribs, as indicated by faint areas of iridescence. Bands of white glass decorate the area just below the slightly flared lip. The bottom of the vessel has a spiraling trail of white glass.

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  • Title: Blue Ribbed Bowl (Rippenschale) with White Trails (Main view)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: second half of 1st century B.C.
  • Location Created: Eastern Mediterranean
  • Physical Dimensions: 5.8 × 8.5 cm (2 5/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
  • Type: Bowl
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Glass
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2003.226
  • Culture: Roman
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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