KM319 (Early Roman Italian “Emerald” Cast-Glass Small Bowl) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Translucent, bright green with a tinge of blue or “emerald” (PMS 7731). Very few pinprick bubbles.
Technique
Cast in multipart mold. Faint striations on interior and exterior from polishing.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification comment
Grose1989, pp. 254–255, figs. 135, 138 (Roman Cast Monochrome Vessels: Family III subtype)
Comparanda
cf. AgoraXXXIV, pp. 40, 73, no. 75, fig. 5, pl. 7 (M. Stern)
Comparanda
cf. Calvi1968, p. 74, no. 180, pl. 2:6 (Museo di Aquileia)
Comparanda
cf. ConimbrigaVI, pp. 160, 164, 219, no. 17, pl. XXXIV
Comparanda
cf. Goldstein1979, p. 147, no. 307 (Corning; “possibly” from Egypt or Rome, 1st century BCE–1st century CE)
Comparanda
cf. Loeschcke1911, p. 18, no. 152, pls. VIII, XLVII (Sammlung Niessen, Cologne)=Fremersdorf1958, p. 44, pl. 78=LaBaume1973, no. M 3, pl. 51:3 (RGM; from Cologne, northern Italian product, 1st century CE)
Description
Small bowl. Conical body. Slightly projecting, solid, angular foot with two horizontal, narrow grooves on exterior.
Preservation comment
One fragment preserves small part of lower body and base. Slight pitting and moderate chipping.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022, pp. 925, 991, 992, no. 517, fig. 20.6
Estimated base diameter
0.048
Maximum preserved dimension
0.021
Preserved height
0.012
Chronology comment
Dated second-third quarter 1st century CE
Has geographic origin
Italy
Material
Glass (Material)
Drawing
Photograph