Caption

Glass bowl with Greek inscription. Transparent light-blue blown glass in a three-part form, cold-worked with an uneven rim edge. Relief decoration in the lower register: radially arranged long leaves flutes. In the upper, widest part of the bowl is a Greek inscription: Rejoice that you have come, bounded at top and bottom by horizontal ribs. Type: Harden group G.1.IIa. Dated 1st century Sidon; possibly associated with Cyprus. Vessel; weight 0.070 kg; diameter 4.5 cm bottom, diameter 7.4 cm rim; height 7 cm., A clear, translucent glass bowl with a pale green-blue tint sits centered on a neutral gray background, showing a rounded body with a slightly flared rim and a narrower base; the glass surface has a textured pattern of raised horizontal bands and decorative ridges around the middle and lower sections, and there are areas of darker brownish discoloration and cloudiness on the rim and upper body, along with small bubbles and irregularities within the glass that catch the light.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_416

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96.0Mb (3.1Mb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Glass bowl Greek inscription Transparent light-blue blown glass three-part form cold-worked uneven rim edge Relief decoration lower register radially arranged long leaves flutes upper widest part bowl Rejoice you come bounded top bottom horizontal ribs Type Harden group G.1.IIa Dated 1st century Sidon associated Cyprus Vessel weight 0.070 kg diameter 4.5 cm bottom diameter 7.4 cm rim height 7 cm clear translucent glass bowl pale green-blue tint sits centered neutral gray background showing rounded body slightly flared rim narrower base glass surface textured pattern raised horizontal bands decorative ridges middle lower sections areas darker brownish discoloration cloudiness upper body small bubbles irregularities within glass catch light.