#gettyvilla — Public Fediverse posts
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Because one can never get enough of ancient #RomanGlass, Here's two 1st c. BCE ribbed glass 'rippenschale' bowls with white trails, one cobalt blue, the other burgundy.
Probably made in the eastern Mediterranean. #GettyVilla #archaeology #romanarchaeology
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A seriously difficult piece of ancient glass to photograph properly. This small 3rd-4th
c. CE Roman glass vessel has *thirteen* handles. Some residue remains inside, and it probably came from a tomb somewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. #GettyVilla #ancientglass #RomanGlass -
This small 1st c. CE Roman glass beaker or cup features several decorative bands, including a wreath pattern. An inscription in Greek suggests the beaker's festive function:
KATAXAIPE KAI EYΦPAINOY ("Rejoice and be of good cheer"). I'll toast to that! #GettyVilla #ancientglass #archaeology
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From a visit to the #GettyVilla a couple of weeks ago, here's a luminous 1st c. BCE Roman mosaic cast glass bowl from a workshop in the eastern Mediterranean. It's comprised of blue (cobalt) and white (antimony and tin oxide) rods fused and melted into a disc, and placed over a form. Broken and repaired at some point in its past. #ancientglass #archaeology