Cast Glass Cup with Inscription

Collection number	ガ026-0265
Provenance	Eastern Mediterranean
Period	Hellenistic period
Date	ca. 130-70 B.C.
Material	Glass, Cast
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
Keyword	Brown,Clear Soft,Simply,Tiny Western Asia,Eastern Mediterranean Glass Vessel,Cup,Vessel,Bowl Letter,Greek