Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (17.2005(2007))

MAREA

EGYPT

shards bear the brownish-red painted
decoration, including patches {Fig. 2:1-2]
and lines {Fig. 2:3}, that is characteristic of
this site.3
Pinching, another typical feature of this
period, is also present {Fig. 2:4]. A few
fragments belong to a type with mold-
blown ribbing {Fig. 2:3-6], One of the
necks represents a fairly common design of
close-set spiral-ribbing {Fig. 2:3].
As said above, the bottles are quite
simple, but there is one with finely trailing

glass as decoration, standing out in the as-
semblage from the basilica. Several joining
fragments have permitted a reconstruction
of the original motif. The cobalt-blue
thread ran in a pointed wave-like pattern on
the lower part of the globular body and in a
horizontal zigzag trailing above {Fig. 2:7].
The neck was probably long and narrow.
The almost colorless glass with bluish tinge
is heavily weathered, resulting in vivid,
flaking iridescence. One shard of similar
design was discovered at Kom el-Dikka.


Fig. 2. Decorated bottles
(Drawing E. Kulicka, digitizing R. Mahler)

3 Id., "Glass finds from the bath in Marea" (forthcoming). Brownish-red decoration occurs on many fragments from Kom
el-Dikka, see: id., "Islamic Glass from the auditoria on Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria", PAM XVI. Reports 2004 (2005),
31-34, Fig. 2:3-5.

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