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 278
a fewcircular lines, and a rapid spiral brought the embellish-ment to a close near the lip. Perhaps the coloured sur-faces were rolled afterwards while still hot, so as toimpress the pattern into the dark body-ground of theglass. Fig. 172 is another hydria, not so upright in itscontour, but equally… … Fir. 173. Egg-cup with ail Egg in it. Glass. glass of dark blue ground, with pale, whitish-yellowbands (fig. 173), containing still within its bowl theshell of an egg placed with the cup as a votive ofteringto the departed friend of the giver, in the grave.^ In ^ A cothon, or small two-handled cup…
