Glass bowl in the form of a shell, Late Imperial, 1st half of 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown in an open one-part mold, Diam.: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Glass, Colorless with pale green tinge., Flaring, knocked-off rim with shallow S-shaped collar below; body with circular circumference and rounded bottom., Body formed into the shape of a marine bivalve mollusc (scallop) in relief with eleven ribs radiating from a deep ocellus or umbone in a fan pattern ; ribs become broader and have rounded ends below collar around rim; the ocellus is flanked to either side by a hemispherical bulge
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Glass bowl, form, shell, Late Imperial, 1st half, 4th century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, open -part mold, Diam, 5, 12.7 cm, Colorless, pale green tinge, Flaring, knocked-off rim, shallow S-shaped, collar, body, circular circumference, rounded bottom, Body formed, shape, marine bivalve, mollusc, scallop, relief, eleven ribs, radiating, deep ocellus, umbone, fan pattern, ribs, broader, ends, rim, ocellus, flanked, side, hemispherical, bulge
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