Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 31/1. (2011)

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The Production of Prismatic Glass Bottles in Roman Apulum

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CATALOGUE13

1. Mould base for hexagonal bottles (PI. 1/8.1; 1/10.1; 2/12). MNUAI, inv. no. 4086. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface; frame dim. 13.2 x 15.4 x 2.4-2.6 cm; base dim. 4.5 x 5.2 x 0.5-0.6 cm. Six small circles in the corners and six-petalled rosette with circular compass mark in the center. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 355, fig. 3; 356.

2. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 1/8.3; 1/10.3; 2/13). MNUAI, inv. no. 4090. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface covered partly by blackish organic deposit; frame dim. 13.5 x 14 x 2.2- 3.1 cm; base dim. 7.3 x 7.9 x 0.7-0.8 cm. Four triangular carvings in the corners and four-petalled rosette in the center. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 355, fig .3; 356.

3. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 1/8.2; 1/10.2; 2/14). MNUAI, inv. no. 4085. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface, one side is missing; frame dim. 6.1 x 11.1 x 2.5 cm; base dim. 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.2 cm. In the photos from 1912 the mould has a crack, since that, this part is lost. Based on the first publication (Cserni 1912b, 356) the original frame size was 11 x 10.5 x 2.5 cm and the base size was 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.2. Six-petalled rosette in the center Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 355, fig. 4; 356.

4. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 1/8.6; 1/10.4; 2/15). MNUAI, inv. no. 4084. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface; frame dim. 15.1 x 18.6 x 3.7-3.9 cm; base dim. 9.2 x 9.3 x 0.4-0.6 cm. Two diagonal lines with damaged surface. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 355, fig. 4; 356.

5. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 2/16). MNUAI, inv. no. 4092. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface; frame dim. 8.8 x 11.2 x 3.1 cm; base dim. 6.1 x 6.6 x 0.4-0.5 cm. Four-petalled rosette in the center and diagonal sketch marks with damaged surface. Unpublished.

6. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 2/17). MNUAI, inv. no. 4089. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface; frame dim. 8.8 x 11.2 x 3.1 cm; base dim. 6.1 x 6.6 x 0.4-0.5 cm. Four concave lines and small circles in the corners. Unpublished.

7. Unfinished (?) mould base for square bottles (PI. 1/6.1; 2/18). MNUAI, inv. no. 4091. Grayish-white marble with polished upper surface, almost half is missing; dim. 7.5 x 15.7 x 1.9 cm. Two (probably from four) diagonal petal shaped carvings and concave lines in the corners, probably six-petalled rosette and circle in the center. The frame has not been carved, but was marked with carvings and sketch marks. Cserni 1912a, 272, fig. 12; 278.

8. Mould base for square bottles (PI. 1/7.2; 1/9.1; 2/19). MNUAI, inv. no. 4091. Orange-red ceramic with leveled surface (probably made out of a Roman brick or tile), covered partly by a blackish organic deposit; frame dim. 15.7 x 18.7 x 4.3-4.6 cm; base dim. 11.9 x 11,9 x 1.2-1.4 cm. Four L shaped carvings in the corners with sketch marks, six-petalled rosette and a circle in the center. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 13; 278; Cserni 1912b, 354, fig. 2; 355.

9. Mould side for prismatic bottles (PI. 1/8.5; 1/11.3; 2/20). MNUAI, inv. no. 4087. Grayish-white marble with polished inner surface covered partly by a blackish organic deposit, one corner and parts of three sides are preserved; dim. ext. part 16.3 x 12.7 x 1.7-2 cm, width of inner part 8.2-8.4 cm. Carved frames on the long side. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 356, fig. 5; 357.

10. Mould side (?) for prismatic bottles (PL 2/21). MNUAI, inv. no. 4088. Grayish-white marble with polished surfaces, shorter sides damaged; dim. 14.7 x 9 x 2.2-2.8 cm. Roughly carved rhomb. Unpublished.

11. Mould side for prismatic bottles (PI. 1/8.4; 1/11.1). Lost. Grayish-white marble with polished inner surface, one corner is missing; dim. (after Cserni) ext. part 12 x 10 x 2-2.5 cm, width of inner part 5-5.8 cm. Carved frames on the long side. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 356, fig. 5; 357.

12. Mould side for prismatic bottles (PI. 1/11.2). Lost. Grayish-white marble with polished inner surface; dim. (after Cserni) ext. part 12.5 x 7 x 2.4 cm, width of inner part 5-5.5 cm. Carved frames on the long side. Cserni 1912a, 273, fig. 14; 278; Cserni 1912b, 356, fig. 5; 357.

13. Mould side for prismatic bottles (PI. 1/11.4). Lost. Grayish-white marble with polished inner surface, only one corner and parts of two sides preserved; dim. (after Cserni) ext. part 14 x 10 x 1.8-2 cm, width

13 The catalogue was structured after: Foy-Nenna 2006.