Transparent glass
bowl of fruit from wall painting
in Bedroom M of the Villa Boscoreale, an ancient
Roman villa, located in the town of Boscoreale,
about two kilometers outside Pompeii in
Campania.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR ANCIENT GLASS SALES CATALOGTypes of vessels:alabastronamphoraamphoriskosampullaaryballosaskosbeakerbottlebowlcage cupconecameocantharuscupdishdropper flask - see
sprinklerflaskFrontinus bottlegobletguttusHofheim cuphoneycomb bowljarjugkohl tubekrateriskoskylixlenticular bottlelentoidmastosmodiolusoinochoepatellaphialephiale mesomphalospolycandelapyxisscyphusspouted bottlesprinklertrullatubecandlestick unguentariumunguentariumurnFeatures of technique, style and decoration:base ringbifurcated handlecolored blobsblue dots - see
colored blobsblue zigzagbuckle - see
neck coilcarinatedcoilcollar rimcolorlesscore-formedcrinkly coildots - see
colored blobscut-out fold - see
projecting rolldiachroismdolphin handledouble mould-blownembedded threadengravedeverted rimfacet-cutfaiencefeathered pattern - see
embedded threadfeet - see
pinched toesfine-grained decorationfire-closedfire rounded rimflattened rimflecksfolded stemmed footfolded rimfree-blownfreestanding zigzaggold-bandgold-glasshandlehorizontal grooves - see
engravedindentsintagliokicked bottomlooped traillug - see
pinched ribsmarveredmoilemosaic glassmold-blownmouth - see rim
natural blue green glassneck coilnicked trailnipt - see
pinched projectionsoverlaystrongly colored glasspattern-blownpattern mold - see
pattern-blownpincered trailpinched projectionspinched warts - see
pinched projectionspinched ribs and lugs
pinched toespinched feet - see
pinched toespiriformpontilpontil markpontil scar - see
pontil markprojecting rollpruntpushed-in hollow
base ring - see
base ringpushed in solid
base ring - see
base ringreeded handleribbed handleribsrim
rim coilring-shaped
pontil mark - see
pontil markrod-formed
scratchingserpentineform trails - see
snake-threadshardssnake-threadspectacle patternspiral coilspiral ribbingspiral trail - see
spiral coilspiral
thread - see
embedded thread and
thread-woundthreadthreaded - see
thread and
embedded threadthread-wound toes - see
pinched toestrifurcated handletubular
pontil mark - see
pontil markU-shaped mouthwavy
coil - see
crinkly coilwavy
thread - see
crinkly coilwheel-abradedwheel-cutwheel incised lines - see
wheel-cutzigzag - see
blue zigzag and
freestanding zigzagConditions of preservation:completeintactcrizzlediridescenceweatheringReferences:Allen, Denise. Roman Glass in Britain. (Buckinghamshire, 1998)
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