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 286
chseems to point to the fact that the cup itself was a prizeor a gift to one who had conquered in a public game orcompetitive contest. The inscription reads, in elegantGreek capital letters :— AABE THN NEIKHN.I.e., Take the Victory. Among other specimens of this moulded glass, I havefound a deep… … Fig. IS-}. Moulded Drinking Vessel. Glasi This vessel is of the late Greek or Koman period. Itis covered with a finely iridescent colour, which variesfrom gold and opal to blue and purple tints as the lightis allowed to fall upon it. One of the most interesting of the smaller objects of
