Photo © IMJ, by David Harris, Peter Lanyi, Zev Radovan, Nahum Slapak, Mariana Zalzberger |
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Shallow ribbed bowl
Eastern Mediterranean 1st century BCE Sagged light bluish green mold-made glass H: 3.8; Diam: 12.8; Thickness 2.5 cm Gift of Binyanei Ha'uma, Jerusalem Accession number: 72.61.208 |
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Fragments of translucent monochrome bowls decorated with wheel-cut grooves and ribs have been discovered at almost every site in Israel, attesting to the fact that they were probably among the first type manufactured locally. Publications: Israeli, Yael, Ancient Glass in the Israel Museum: The Eliahu Dobkin Collection and Other Gifts, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 2003, English / Hebrew Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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