Engraved glass bowl (Wint Hill Bowl), early 4th century. Artist: Unknown.

Engraved glass bowl (Wint Hill Bowl), early 4th century. Artist: Unknown.

2-673-570 - © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford/Heritage Images

Engraved glass bowl (Wint Hill Bowl) with a huntsman and two hounds driving a hare into a net, inscribed 'Drink, live with your (folk)', 1st half of the 4th Century (301 - 350). Shallow drinking bowl of greenish glass with slightly everted rim; engraved on the outer (convex) surface but intended to be viewed from the inside; figures move to right; inscription round edge: VIVASCVMTVISPIEZ in Roman serifed capitals; broken and repaired. Dimensions: diameter: 19 cm (minimum)diameter: 19.3 cm (maximum)height: 4.3 cm (minimum)height: 6.6 cm (maximum)thickness: 0.15 cm (minimum)thickness: 0.3 cm (maximum)


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Glass

Picture Type
  1. Object

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Trade & Industry Agriculture & Fishing

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5310x4407
File Size : 68,559kb


Aliases

  1. AN1957.186
  1. AN_1957_186-c
  1. 0870000419
  1. 2-673-570
  1. 2673570
  1. AN1957.186


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