Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2014.

Bowl

Artist Ennion (probably active in Sidon, modern-day Lebanon)

Datemid - 1st century C.E.

MediumMold-blown glass

Dimensions2 9/16 × 3 5/8 × 3 3/8 in., 0.1 lb. (6.5 × 9.2 × 8.6 cm, 64 g.)
Overall, Rim: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Base: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Other (Neck diameter): 2 11/16 in. (6.9 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6779

Terms

Blue
Green
Sidon

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DescriptionBowl of mold-blown transparent bluish-green glass. Blown into a four-part mold. Dome bottom with concentric rings. Bottom half has "hairpin" like ribbing, and then a band of cross hatching with a "tabula ansata" field containing maker's inscription. Arranged in two rows, with a top band of additional "hairpin" ribbing and then a plain straight rim. Some weathering and iridescence present.

Label TextEnnion workshop Probably active in Sidon, Syria Bowl, ca. 50 c.e. Mold-blown glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6779 Chrysler was a highly ambitious collector of glass, acquiring one of the rare works signed by ancient Greek glass artist Ennion.The Greek inscription in the rectangular cartouche on upper side reads ENNION/ENOIEI which translates to "Ennion made (it)." Approximately twenty relatively intact vessels survive from the Ennion workshop, which produced the finest and most well-known of the early Roman mold-blown glasses.