Cup

Collection number	ガ026-0265
Provenance	Levantine coast
Period	Hellenistic period
Date	2nd-Middle 1st Century BCE
Material	Glass, Sagged
Dimension	D. 14.2 cm
Comment	A bowl with tapering bottom cast in pale brown transparent glass. The mouth rim has been finished by grinding; both the interior and exterior have been ground. The inscription below the mouth rim on the exterior reads "ΠΡΙΣΚΟΥ" (Belongs to Priskos). Ornamented by cutting double encircling lines on the exterior base, and two double encircling lines on the interior below the mouth rim. The pale brown color was achieved by adding manganese as a decolorizing agent.
Classification	glass vessel
Keywords	Brown, Clear Soft, Simple Western Asia, Eastern Mediterranean Hellenistic Period Glass Vessel, Cup, Bowl Letter, Greek characters, Human
資料ID	177