KM365 (Early-Middle Roman Syro-Palestinian glass deep bowl) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Translucent, bluish colorless (PMS 7457). Numerous pinprick bubbles.

Technique

Free-blown. Applied crimped trail.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Glass Free-Blown Cup or Deep Bowl

Comparanda

AgoraXXXIV, pp. 99, 124, no. 209, pl. 20 (M. Stern)

Comparanda

Antonaras2009, pp. 116-117, no. 42, pl. II (Thessaloniki, late 1st century CE)

Comparanda

Buechner1960, pp. 112–113, no. 16, pl. 36 (Tarrha, Crete)

Comparanda

CorinthXII, pp. 80, 98, nos. 612, 613, pl. 54 (G. Davidson)

Comparanda

Haevernick1981, p. 126, no. V 2312, pl. 36:2 (Kabeiroi, Thebes, 1st-2nd century)

Comparanda

Mavromichali2001, pp. 139, fig. 8, pl. 17 (Valaneio, Thessaloniki)

Comparanda

Price1992, pp. 431, 450, nos. 224, 225, pl. 345 (Knossos, early 2nd century)

Comparanda

cf. KM425

Description

Deep bowl. Flaring, straight or outward-curving rim folded out (down) into large tubular lip. Irregular trail on rim forms pseudo-handle crimped into vertical ribs (one of two).

Preservation description

One fragment preserves small part of rim and appliqué. Slight silver iridescence and slight white enamel flaking.

Published as

Papageorgiouetal2022, p. 999, no. 539, fig. 20.10

Maximum preserved dimension

0.069

Preserved height

0.009

Estimated rim diameter

0.14

Chronology comment

Dated late 1st-early 3rd century

Has geographic origin

Palestine

Has geographic origin

Syria

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Middle Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Glass (Material)

Drawing

Photograph