Ayios Ermoyenis, Objects

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Gl 53 Tomb 1,20 13.2

ribbed glass bowl below flaring rim, band ca.0.025 wide of vertical ribbing; inside, groove ca.0.009 below edge; flat bottom rising toward middle amber-colored glass, clear save for bubbles; as found, covered with numerous iridescent layers bottom (very thin) broken away also piece from one side, the side breaks showing a coating of decay H 0.052 diam.0.144 T at rim, 0.004 at base of walls, 0.001-

Gl 54 Tomb 1,28 13.27

glass bowl running horizontally 2 together grooves inside, ca.0.006 below edge and (double) at angle; slight ridge on outside corresponding with upper groove; bottom of bowl rises somewhat toward center fairly clear greenish glass; only thin layer of iridescence under spots of dirt from tomb; black deposit on inside; there were finger bones in the earth filling mended (pick hole at edge of bottom with radiating cracks) H 0.044 diam. 0.131

Gl 55 Tomb 1,51 13.4

variegated glass alabastron folds of glass form rather rough horizontal lugs opaque light blue with traces suggesting surface originally dark; the spiral of bands and waves in white; handles blue; rim blue with end of white spiral intact H 0.091 diam. 0.034 rim diam. 0.023

Gl 56 Tomb 1,52 13.2

variegated glass alabastron rather rough horizontal lugs opaque blue with dark rather glossy surface save to toward neck where it seems to have been bleached by HCl used in cleaning (note difference in taste also that pre-cleaning photograph shows deposit about the neck); the spiral of bands and waves in thick well-preserved yellow; handles blue, rim rim blue with end of yellow spiral intact H 0,12 diam. 0.032 rim diam. 0.026

Gl 57 S cut dep.8 40.15

blown glass flask under side pushed in at center; note constriction at base of neck where thick surface coating has gone glass shows greenish and transparent though with many bubbles; the surface coating has a metallic luster top gone; preserved part unbroken PH 0.10 diam. 0.053