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 285
th these, as well as others in the collection, are studdedwith little tears or drops of glass, and produce a hizarreeftect. The iridescence upon them is of a magnificentnature. These also come from Salaminian tombs. B B 186 GLASS. The elegant drinking vessel which forms the subject ofthe… … Fig. 180. Inscribed Drinking Cup, Glass. found in the island of Cyprus, that it may well have beenfound in the island. On this is moulded, or impressedin relief, the Greek inscription m capital letters :— KAI ET^PAINOT. Tlie enth^e legend on a few other specimens of thesame kind of drinking cup,…
