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Object NameCup with Greek Inscription

Made FromGlass

Date1-99

TechniqueMold blown, ground

SizeOverall H: 7 cm, Diam (max): 8.8 cm

Accession Number72.1.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Glass from the Ancient World: So Diverse a Unity

Place Made

Roman Empire; possibly Syria; possibly Palestine

Physical DescriptionCup with Greek Inscription. Transparent dark blue glass, small red inclusions, bubbles; blown in tripartite mold, rim ground. Hemispherical shape body; rim outsplayed, cracked off and ground; short cylindrical neck; sloping shoulder; elongated concave base; two: friezes of decoration: (a) blown in two parts of mold, inscription "EYFPAINOY EF??APEI" (Be glad that you are here), in Greek, the second and third words written as one, with three cordons above and two below; (b) blown, with base, in third part of mold, vertical gadroons extending to bottom of side; under base, central boss with three concentric circles.
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