The Roman House at Hopkins | Everyday Dining: Glass Vessels
Dish with Ribbed Handles
By Nicole Berlin
![_NWK4388](https://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NWK4388.jpg)
Accession Number: JHAM 9163
Measurements: Width: 17cm, Height: 3.7cm
Material: Glass
Culture/Date: Roman, 1st-2nd c. CE
Provenance: Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
Measurements: Width: 17cm, Height: 3.7cm
Material: Glass
Culture/Date: Roman, 1st-2nd c. CE
Provenance: Italy or Eastern Mediterranean
This colorless glass dish has convex sides flaring out to a flat lip and sits on a short, tubular ring base with two “grip” handles. Each handle was applied as a trail of glass then tooled to form ribbing.
![_NWK4377](https://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NWK4377.jpg)
Side view of the dish. JHAM 9163
Comparanda
Related to Isings form 43. Cf. Israel Museum 77.12.98, Louvre CP 8722, and Louvre NIII 3434.