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Bowl

c. 100–300 CE
silver: cast and carved
Diameter: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family 2023.107
Location: not on view
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This solid silver bowl weighs nearly one kilogram, more than two pounds.

Description

This large cast silver bowl features wavy fluting (sometimes called strigilation) across much of the interior, terminating in a sort of scalloped edge and finely beaded border beneath the rim. Within the central medallion are a miniature oblong shell-like object and the punched inscription VERISS (perhaps a name), both slightly off-center. The combination of wavy fluting, scalloped edges, and a shell-like object may allude to the sea, or to the liquid contents this bowl may once have contained.
Bowl

Bowl

c. 100–300 CE

Roman, Imperial

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