Corinth Object: MF 2007 28
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2007 28
Title:   ENGRAVED GLASS BOWL
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2007
Object Number:   28
Description:   Flaring convex wall and thickened incurving rim, but lip damaged/warped. May belong with MF 2007 25a-c, MF 2007 26a-e, and MF 2007 27 on basis of profile. Shape generally similar to Isings 1957 Form 116, but with tapered lip and thicker rim/wall.
Decoration:   Engraved (wheel-cut) decoration detected, more clearly in lower half of fragment. Pattern of decoration includes curled volute motif and short angled wheel-cut grooves.
Material:   Glass, clear colorless, pale greenish tinge.
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of rim and wall. Heavy corrosion, enamel weathering, and iridescence. Deep pits. Fabric is buckled/warped, perhaps due to fire damage (?).
Manufacture:   Cast, Wheel-cut.
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.050, W. 0.028.
Period:   Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD)
Chronology:   [1st-4th c AC]
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 5135, LOT 2007 031
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2013 1242
Basket: Nezi Field, context 5135