Cast amber bowl

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Photograph by John Bentham
Cast amber bowl
Photograph by John Bentham
Date1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E.
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) Rim (Diam.): 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) Base (Approx. diam.): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.61
Not on view
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Cast amber bowl with interior wheel-cut grooves
Exhibition History 2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - (no cat.).

1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass from The Hamilton College Collection," March 5 - April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 4, illus., 4).

Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 12, illus., 4.
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