Bowl with Greek inscription. Glass bowl made of transparent, light blue glass with a Greek inscription reading Rejoice that you have come. Uneven rim edge, cold-worked. Relief decoration in the lower register: radially arranged long leaves flutes; inscription in the upper, widest part, bounded at top and bottom by horizontal ribs. Produced by blowing technique in a three-part form. Type: Harden group G.1.IIa. Date: 1st century Sidon; 1st half of the 19th century note appears conflicting. Place of origin: Sidon; place of discovery: Cyprus. Vessel; weight 0.070 kg; diameter 4.5 cm bottom, diameter 7.4 cm rim; height 7 cm., A single translucent glass vessel with a rounded body and slightly flared rim sits against a neutral gray background, showing rippled and irregular surface textures and molded horizontal bands and decorative raised patterns around its midsection; the glass displays a pale blue-green tint with areas of cloudy white and subtle brownish discoloration near the rim, and a s...
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Bowl with Greek inscription. Glass bowl made of transparent, light blue glass with a Greek inscription reading Rejoice that you have come. Uneven rim edge, cold-worked. Relief decoration in the lower register: radially arranged long leaves flutes; inscription in the upper, widest part, bounded at top and bottom by horizontal ribs. Produced by blowing technique in a three-part form. Type: Harden group G.1.IIa. Date: 1st century Sidon; 1st half of the 19th century note appears conflicting. Place of origin: Sidon; place of discovery: Cyprus. Vessel; weight 0.070 kg; diameter 4.5 cm bottom, diameter 7.4 cm rim; height 7 cm., A single translucent glass vessel with a rounded body and slightly flared rim sits against a neutral gray background, showing rippled and irregular surface textures and molded horizontal bands and decorative raised patterns around its midsection; the glass displays a pale blue-green tint with areas of cloudy white and subtle brownish discoloration near the rim, and a soft shadow is visible beneath the vessel.

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Bowl Greek inscription Glass bowl transparent light blue glass reading Rejoice you come Uneven rim edge cold-worked Relief decoration lower register radially arranged long leaves flutes inscription upper widest part bounded top bottom horizontal ribs Produced blowing technique three-part form Type Harden group G.1.IIa Date 1st century Sidon 1st half 19th century note conflicting Place origin Sidon place discovery Cyprus Vessel weight 0.070 kg diameter 4.5 cm bottom diameter 7.4 cm rim height 7 cm single translucent glass vessel rounded body slightly flared rim sits neutral gray background showing rippled irregular surface textures molded horizontal bands decorative raised patterns midsection glass displays pale blue-green tint areas cloudy white subtle brownish discoloration near rim soft shadow visible beneath vessel.

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