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