Beaker signed by Meges mid–1st century Roman, Syro-Palestinian Translucent yellow knocked-off rim with indent below; body with convex sides, tapering downwards; slightly concave mold with two vertical sections joined to cup-shaped bottom section, forming decoration in relief on sides and bottom; two horizontal ridges above central frieze containing two Greek inscriptions, each in two lines and divided vertically by a stylized palm frond; below frieze, three more horizontal ridges; near bottom on cup section of mold, two more horizontal ridges; on bottom,
Beaker signed by Meges mid–1st century Roman, Syro-Palestinian Translucent yellow knocked-off rim with indent below; body with convex sides, tapering downwards; slightly concave mold with two vertical sections joined to cup-shaped bottom section, forming decoration in relief on sides and bottom; two horizontal ridges above central frieze containing two Greek inscriptions, each in two lines and divided vertically by a stylized palm frond; below frieze, three more horizontal ridges; near bottom on cup section of mold, two more horizontal ridges; on bottom, three raised concentric circles surrounding small central except for one chip in rim; blowing striations, pinprick and a few larger bubbles; slight dulling, pitting, and iridescence on exterior, and patches of whitish weathering on side of inscriptions read "Meges made (me/it)" on one side and "May the buyer be remembered" on the beaker is very similar to two others displayed here except that here it is signed by Meges, not Beaker signed by Meges 246930
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