Glass bowl with cut decoration, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown, cut, and abraded, H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) diameter 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Glass, Colorless. Uneven, slightly inverted, ground rim; hemispherical body; slightly flattened but round bottom. Wheel-cut decoration on exterior: immediately below rim band of three parallel horizontal lines, the central one being broader than the two flanking lines; on body, continuous frieze of four standing figures, alternating with vertical columns: each figure faces front with head turned in profile to left, wearing tunic with vertical stripes and holding long-stemmed plants in both hands outstretched to either side, and the columns are rendered with three vertical grooves, with capitals and bases represented by two horizontal grooves; on bottom, a rosette or star with eight radiating lines
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Glass bowl, cut decoration, Late Imperial, 4th century .D, Roman, Glass, blown, cut, abraded, H, 1 7/8, 4.8 cm, diameter, 3 9/16, 9, Colorless, Uneven, slightly inverted, ground rim, hemispherical body, flattened, round bottom, Wheel-cut, exterior, immediately, rim band, three parallel horizontal, lines, central, broader, two flanking, body, continuous frieze, four standing, figures, alternating, vertical columns, figure faces, front, head turned, profile, left, wearing tunic, stripes, holding long-stemmed, plants, hands outstretched, side, columns, rendered, vertical, grooves, capitals, bases represented, bottom, rosette, star, eight radiating
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