Bowl 10, Footed Fruit Bowl - 205

Bowl 10, Footed Fruit Bowl - 205The fruit bowl, inspired by an intact glass bowl discovered at the Romano British fort in Reculver, features a strikingly angular design. Its almost vertical incised rim transitions into a distinctive angular fold beneath, tapering into a convex, nearly hemispherical body a bold departure from other forms of the time.

and organic materials accumulate and compress into distinct bands

The shorter of a complementary pair

suggesting a layered construction—though the piece is carved entirely from a single source

where antiquity meets utility

they were often sealed with a stopper to preserve their contents

this sculptural bowl evokes the labyrinth

Originating from a column of stone

Influenced by a ceramic vessel discovered in the wall built at the north-west frontier of the Roman empire following the emperor Hadrian’s visit to Britain in the year 122 AD

The lip functioned as a method of joining one segment to the next

Object 10 Burner & Plate

and rest the match that sparked the moment to life

it evokes the ancient union of utility and symbolism