Rock Crystal Bowl

A Rock Crystal Bowl: a shallow, asymmetric oval vessel with a smoky grey tint that deepens toward the rim, shown against a plain grey backdrop. Its translucent walls catch soft highlights along the curved base, and the thin upper edge is lifted slightly on one side.

Look closer: A small faint mark on the inner rim near the upper left edge.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–5th century

Medium

Rock crystal

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 2757 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Ada Small Moore, 1955