Caption

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 of the bowl bounded at top and bottom by horizontal ribs. Blown in a three-part form. Harden group G.1.IIa. Dated 1st century Sidon, 1st half of the 19th century note: conflicting dates in original. Origin: Cyprus. Vessel. Weight 0.070 kg; diameter 4.5 cm bottom, diameter 7.4 cm rim; height 7 cm., A round translucent glass object with a bluish-green tint sits centered on a clear cylindrical stand against a neutral gray background; the glass shows concentric circular ridges and a slightly raised central bump, with textured irregularities and small bubbles visible within the material, and a small area of red color near the inner circle.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_422

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Rights managed

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84.7Mb (1.9Mb) / 18.1in x 18.1in / 5442 x 5442 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 bowl bounded top bottom horizontal ribs Blown three-part form Harden group G.1.IIa Dated 1st century Sidon 1st half 19th century note conflicting dates original Origin Cyprus Vessel Weight 0.070 kg diameter 4.5 cm bottom diameter 7.4 cm rim height 7 cm round translucent glass object bluish-green tint sits centered clear cylindrical stand neutral gray background glass concentric circular ridges slightly raised central bump textured irregularities small bubbles visible within material small area red color near inner circle.