Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)
Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 270
ese relicsconsists of small amphorae of dark bodies enriched withpale orange and other coloured chevrons, and rings ofsemi-opaque glass. There can be no doubt, says Dr. Birch, that thePhoenicians exercised, if they did not discover, the artof glass-makmg at a very early period. According tothe… … Fig. lej. Phoenician Unguentarium. Ghifs. discovered the art. The district of Tyre, and, at a laterperiod, that of Sidon, subsequently become central sitesof glass manufacture, and, indeed, specimens of Phoe-nician glass, both transparent and opaque, have beendiscovered on those ancient sites. This…
