This item is a translucent, amber colored conical glass bowl with an angular rim and a slightly inverted lip at the top. The sides taper downward, then curves in to the convex bottom. The interior is grooved in a band around the upper part near the rim, and two concentric circles around the bottom. Hellenistic glass was glass produced during the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean, Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. Hemispherical and conical bowls were two of the most common and popular shapes of the Late Hellenistic period. They were fashioned not only in glass but also in metal and pottery. Those made of glass were later supplanted by deeply colored varieties and by bowls decorated with tooled ribs. Hellenistic World - 1st century BC. Dimensions: H: 3 3/4 in., (9.5 cm.); D: 6 1/4 in., (16 cm.) The item has been restored with a crack running across the bowl where it was split. See pictures provided.