Glass bowl with fluted decoration late 2nd–early 1st century Greek Translucent honey rounded rim; concave neck; deep convex side tapering slightly downward to slightly uneven flat interior, a single horizontal groove below rim; on exterior, a band of two broad horizontal grooves around lower part of neck; a series of sixty-five shallow-cut vertical flutes on side extending from neck to bottom; below this another band of two narrow horizontal grooves forming concentric circles around edge of and repaired, with two large and several small holes in bo
Glass bowl with fluted decoration late 2nd–early 1st century Greek Translucent honey rounded rim; concave neck; deep convex side tapering slightly downward to slightly uneven flat interior, a single horizontal groove below rim; on exterior, a band of two broad horizontal grooves around lower part of neck; a series of sixty-five shallow-cut vertical flutes on side extending from neck to bottom; below this another band of two narrow horizontal grooves forming concentric circles around edge of and repaired, with two large and several small holes in body; dulling, slight pitting, and white iridescent grinding marks on interior, around neck, and on bottom on shape and decoration on this bowl imitate Hellenistic silverwork. The star-shaped pattern on the bottom became a common motif on terracotta Megarian bowls in the first century Glass bowl with fluted decoration. Greek. late 2nd–early 1st century Glass; cast and cut. Hellenistic. Glass
Size: 4000px × 4000px
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