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The technique of pressing glass made it possible for the first time to carry drinking utensils in this material. This Hellenistic drinking bowl comes from Syria, an area with a long glass tradition. The bowl is made of amber glass. After pressing in a mold, the bowl is polished and engraved with grooves along the bottom and edge. The original shine of the surface has been astonishingly well preserved. The shape is very similar to Hellenistic bowls of earthenware, which are called 'megarian cups'. That kind of earthenware is also formed in molds. The piece can not stand alone: on the table Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-technique-of-pressing-glass-made-it-possible-for-the-first-time-to-carry-drinking-utensils-in-this-material-this-hellenistic-drinking-bowl-comes-from-syria-an-area-with-a-long-glass-tradition-the-bowl-is-made-of-amber-glass-after-pressing-in-a-mold-the-bowl-is-polished-and-engraved-with-grooves-along-the-bottom-and-edge-the-original-shine-of-the-surface-has-been-astonishingly-well-preserved-the-shape-is-very-similar-to-hellenistic-bowls-of-earthenware-which-are-called-megarian-cups-that-kind-of-earthenware-is-also-formed-in-molds-the-piece-can-not-stand-alone-on-the-table-image344519642.htmlRM2B0E68X–The technique of pressing glass made it possible for the first time to carry drinking utensils in this material. This Hellenistic drinking bowl comes from Syria, an area with a long glass tradition. The bowl is made of amber glass. After pressing in a mold, the bowl is polished and engraved with grooves along the bottom and edge. The original shine of the surface has been astonishingly well preserved. The shape is very similar to Hellenistic bowls of earthenware, which are called 'megarian cups'. That kind of earthenware is also formed in molds. The piece can not stand alone: on the table
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