The Roman House at Hopkins | Everyday Dining: Glass Vessels

Bowl with Ribbed Handles

By Nicole Berlin

This transparent blue-green bowl is hemispherical in shape and sits on a tubular foot ring. The vessel has two “grip” handles, each of which was applied as a trail of glass then tooled to form ribbing. Bowls of this type are found throughout the Mediterranean Roman provinces, from Knossos (Crete) to Israel and even Algeria.

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Isings form 43. Cf. Corning Museum 79.1.242 and Louvre AM 1643