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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
540826
label
Bowl
core
obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
540826
contentType
object
title
Bowl
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.
date
c. 100–300 CE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q122922216
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
cul
Roman, Imperial
accession
2023.107
Source extras
tec
silver: cast and carved
tombstone
Bowl, c. 100–300 CE. Roman, Imperial. Silver: cast and carved; diameter: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family, 2023.107
collection
GR - Roman
didYouKnow
This solid silver bowl weighs nearly one kilogram, more than two pounds.
citations
citation
Sotheby's (Firm).<em> Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art.</em> 1999.
page_number
Lot 317
creditline
Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family
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741303dd82554c45b9ce7b7bc9ef804d
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2026-06-18 21:18:07.187000
sourceId
540826
dept
Greek and Roman Art
coll
GR - Roman
med
silver: cast and carved
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1
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0
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photo
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