KM225 (Early-Middle Roman Syro-Palestinian glass shallow bowl) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Transparent to translucent, greenish colorless (close to PMS 7485). Sparse small, spherical bubbles.
Technique
Free-blown. Solid pontil scar (Diam. 0.025) ground out over rectangular patch.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Glass Free-Blown Shallow Bowl or Dish
Comparanda
cf. Barag1962, pp. 208–210, no. 5, fig. 5, pl. 33:E (Cave of Horror, Judean Desert, 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. Dussart1997, p. 97, pl. 22:7 and Dussart1998, pp. 22, 59, 243, pl. 3 (Type BI.1312; ‘Ain ez-Zâra, Jordan, 2nd–4th century)
Comparanda
cf. GorinRosen2005, pp. 198–199, no. 9, fig. 1 (International Convention Center, Jerusalem, 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. Hayes1975, pp. 41, 66, 171, no. 194, fig. 6 (ROM; from Syria, 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. JacksonTal2016b, pp. 41–42
Comparanda
cf. Vessberg1952, p. 114, pl. I:15=SwCyprusExIV.3, pp. 130, 133, fig. 42:15 (Cyprus Museum)
Comparanda
cf. WeinbergGoldstein1988, pp. 53–54, no. 108, fig. 4-15, pl. 4-7 (Jalame, 1st–2nd century)
Description
Shallow bowl. Horizontal rim with small tubular double fold ca. 0.8 cm in from slightly thickened, rounded lip. Tapering body in S-contour. Folded, tubular ring base and concave bottom with thickened, domed center.
Preservation description
Eight fragments, four joining, preserve small part of rim (a) and 33% of base (b). Slight abrasion; slight to moderate milky iridescence; sparse specks of brown staining.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 923, 934, 950-961, 1016-1017, no. 603, fig. 20.17
Estimated base diameter
0.061
Maximum preserved dimension
0.046
Maximum preserved dimension
0.08
Preserved height
0.006
Preserved height
0.013
Estimated rim diameter
0.2
Chronology comment
Dated 2nd century
Has geographic origin
Palestine
Has geographic origin
Syria
Material
Glass (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph