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    "localId": "135711",
    "label": "Shallow Ribbed Bowl",
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    "id": "135711",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Shallow Ribbed Bowl",
    "description": "Shallow ribbed glass bowls, often light blue, green, or turquoise in color, are a fairly common ancient glass vessel type. They were likely made by blowing or pressing molten glass into molds, sometimes leaving visible air bubbles within the glass matrix. After cooling, an artisan would rotate the bowl on a wheel or lathe, using a gentle abrasive to smooth out imperfections.",
    "date": "50 BCE–100 CE",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.251",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
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    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Glass"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.251/1959.251_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.251/1959.251_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 4.2 x 12.6 cm (1 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Roman, Eastern Mediterranean"
    ],
    "accession": "1959.251"
}

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    "tec": "glass",
    "tombstone": "Shallow Ribbed Bowl, 50 BCE–100 CE. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean. Glass; overall: 4.2 x 12.6 cm (1 5/8 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Edna M. Aldredge and Harriet G. Aldredge, 1959.251",
    "collection": "GR - Roman",
    "didYouKnow": "Shallow ribbed bowls could have multiple uses: eating, drinking, libations, and more.",
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1959.251",
    "creditline": "Gift of the Estate of Edna M. Aldredge and Harriet G. Aldredge",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 06:56:05.900000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1959.251/1959.251_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 135711,
    "dept": "Greek and Roman Art",
    "coll": "GR - Roman",
    "med": "glass",
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    "image_url": null
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