Click image to view full screen
Bowl
✓ Authenticity guarantee · ✓ Specialist condition report · ✓ Insured worldwide shipping · ✓ Private-room viewing
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.
| Artist / Maker | Roman, Imperial |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 100–300 CE |
| Culture / Origin | Roman, Imperial |
| Medium | silver: cast and carved |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.) |
| Department | Greek and Roman Art |
| Type | Metalwork |
About the Artist
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
Condition
A detailed condition report and high-resolution photography are available from our specialists in advance of the sale.
Shipping & Collection
Fine-art shipping with climate control and full insurance to over 120 countries; collection by appointment.
Buying at Matchless Pieces
Register, verify your identity, and bid online or in a private room. Buyer’s premium and taxes are shown before you confirm.
