Glass bowl fragment with erotic scenes, Early Imperial, Augustan, end of 1st century B.C.–beginning of 1st century A.D., Roman, Glass; cast in a two-part mold, Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 1/4in. (5.6 x 3.2cm), Glass, Opaque white., Thick horizontal rim with beveled edge; shallow convex curving side., Molded decoration in relief: on interior, beading on outer and inner edges of rim, bordering figural decoration, comprising a pair of love makers; to their right, remains of the letter A; within body of bowl, another pair of love makers in higher relief, with part of a couch visible below them, and in the field to left part of a two-line Greek inscription: [
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Glass bowl fragment, erotic scenes, Early Imperial, Augustan, 1st century B.C, .D, Roman, Glass, cast, two-part mold, Overall, 2 3/16 x 1 1/4in, 5.6 3.2cm, Opaque white, Thick horizontal, rim, beveled edge, shallow convex, curving, side, Molded decoration, relief, interior, beading, outer, inner edges, bordering figural, decoration, comprising, pair, love makers, right, remains, letter, within body, bowl, another pair, higher relief, part, couch visible, field, left part, two-line Greek, inscription
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