Contents List of Plates Preface R. T. Scott and Jennifer Price Abbreviations xi xiii xv 1 Cosa: The Site and Its Glass 1 2 Dated Deposits of Glassware 7 3 Classification, Arrangement, and Description of Excavated Glass 17 4 The Catalogue Hellenistic Core-Formed Glass 27 Mediterranean Group III (Nos. 1 2) 27 Hellenistic and Early Imperial Roman Cast Mosaic Glass 28 Network Mosaic Glass Vessels (Nos. 3 11) 29 Striped Mosaic-Glass Vessels (Nos. 12 14) 34 Gold-Band Mosaic-Glass Vessels (Nos. 15 16) 38 Composite Mosaic-Glass Dishes with Applied Rims (Nos. 17 19) 41 Composite Mosaic-Glass Vessels: Miscellaneous Patterns and Shapes (Nos. 20 28) 44 Marbled Mosaic-Glass Ribbed Bowls and Miscellaneous Marbled Vessels (Nos. 29 44) 47 Cast Hellenistic and Early Imperial Roman Monochrome Glass 53 Ribbed Bowls: Colored and Naturally Colored (Nos. 45 91) 54 Grooved Bowls (Nos. 92 93) 65 Linear-Cut Bowls: Colored and Colorless (Nos. 94 120) 68 Colored Bowls: Miscellaneous (Nos. 121 124) 75
viii CONTENTS Fine Wares: Colored, Translucent, and Opaque (Nos. 125 160) 76 Fine Wares: Colorless with Broad, Overhanging Rims (Nos. 161 201) 88 Colorless Vessels: Miscellaneous (Nos. 202 204) 97 Early Imperial Roman Mold-Blown Decorated Glass 98 Sports Cups (No. 205) 101 Romano-Syrian Vessels with Mold-Blown Inscriptions (Nos. 206 209) 103 Sidonian Bottles (No. 210) 107 Fluted Beakers and Bowls (Nos. 211 219) 109 Beakers with Mythological Scenes (No. 220) 111 Bossed Beakers (Nos. 221 226) 113 Mold-Blown Vessels: Miscellaneous (Nos. 227 229) 115 Optic-Blown Vessels: Miscellaneous (Nos. 230 231) 116 Roman Blown Decorated Glass 117 Facet-Cut and Engraved Vessels (Nos. 232 248) 117 Colored Bowls with Pinched Ribs (Nos. 249 258) 122 Vessels with Pinched Decoration: Miscellaneous (Nos. 259 265) 126 Vessels with Applied Prunts or Trails (Nos. 266 285) 128 Vessels with Snake-Thread and Related Appliqués (Nos. 286 300) 134 Beakers with Indented Decoration (Nos. 301 306) 139 Roman Blown Undecorated Glass 141 Colored Translucent Tablewares and Storage Wares (Nos. 307 372) 143 Colored Translucent Plates and Dishes (Nos. 307 314) 145 Colored Translucent Bowls (Nos. 315 339) 147 Colored Translucent Saucepans (Nos. 340 341) 150 Colored Translucent Beakers (Nos. 342 352) 151 Colored Translucent Flasks, Jugs, and Jars (Nos. 353 357) 153 Colored Translucent Thick-Walled Bottles and Amphoriskoi (Nos. 358 361) 154 Colored Translucent Small Thin-Walled Bottles (Nos. 362 372) 154 Colored Translucent Ladle (No. 373) 156 Naturally Colored and Colorless Tablewares (Nos. 374 489) 156 Various Naturally Colored Plates, Dishes, and Bowls (Nos. 374 391) 156 Bowls with Applied Fillets (Nos. 392 402) 159 Bowls with Triangular Rims (Nos. 403 413) 162 Various Colorless Plates, Dishes, and Bowls (Nos. 414 422) 165 Naturally Colored Saucepans (No. 423) 167 Beakers and Handleless Jars (Nos. 424 467) 167 Beaded Stemmed Cups (Nos. 468 474) 177 Various Stemmed Cups (Nos. 475 489) 178 Naturally Colored and Colorless Storage Wares (Nos. 490 574) 180 Wide-Mouthed Jars (Nos. 490 493) 181 Large Flasks and Jugs (Nos. 494 503) 182 Medium-Sized Flasks and Jugs (Nos. 504 523) 185
CONTENTS ix Spherical Oil Flasks (No. 524) 188 Prismatic and Mercury Bottles (Nos. 525 548) 189 Small Unguent Bottles (Nos. 549 574) 196 Funnels, Lamps, Inkwells, and Unidentified Vessels (Nos. 575 580) 201 Roman Glass Objects 202 Window Glass (Nos. 581 586) 203 Gaming Pieces (Nos. 587 591) 206 Rods and Tubes (Nos. 592 594) 206 Tesserae (Nos. 595 596) 207 Medieval Glass Vessels 207 Prunted Beakers (Nos. 597 603) 208 Chalices (Nos. 604 606) 209 Bases (Nos. 607 608) 210 Appendix: Sagged Oversized Colorless Bowls (Roman Republican or Augustan) (Nos. 609 613) 211 Concordance 1: Catalogue Number/Inventory Number/Plate Number 215 Concordance 2: Inventory Number/Catalogue Number/Plate Number 221 Glossary: Technical Terms and Conventions 227 Cosa: A Select Bibliography 231 Short Titles Prepared by Katherine A. Larson 235 Plates Profile Drawings by John Huffstot following page 247
Plates 1 Core-made unguent bottles. Cast mosaic-glass vessels: network, striped, gold-band, and composite patterns. 2 Cast mosaic-glass vessels: composite and marbled patterns. Cast marbled mosaic-glass ribbed bowls. 3 Cast monochrome colored ribbed bowls. 4 Cast monochrome colored ribbed bowls and monochrome naturally colored ribbed bowls. 5 Cast monochrome naturally colored ribbed bowls. 6 Cast grooved bowls. Cast linear-cut bowls, monochrome colored. 7 Cast linear-cut bowls, monochrome colored, naturally colored, and colorless. 8 Cast linear-cut bowls: variants. Cast translucent colored fine wares. 9 Cast translucent colored fine wares. Cast opaque colored fine wares. 10 Cast colorless vessels with broad, overhanging rims. 11 Cast colorless vessels with broad, overhanging rims. Cast colorless vessels miscellaneous. 12 Mold-blown decorated beakers and bowls. 13 Mold-blown and optic-blown decorated beakers. Cast and blown facet-cut vessels. 14 Cast and blown facet-cut and engraved vessels. 15 Blown vessels with pinched, trailed, and applied decoration. 16 Blown vessels with trailed and tooled decoration. 17 Blown vessels with trailed, tooled, and indented decoration. 18 Blown colored fine wares: plates, dishes, and bowls. 19 Blown colored fine wares: bowls. 20 Blown colored fine wares: bowls, beakers, and saucepans. 21 Blown colored fine wares: various shapes. 22 Blown colored fine wares: small thin-walled bottles. Blown, naturally colored dishes and bowls. 23 Blown, naturally colored bowls and saucepans. 24 Blown, naturally colored plates and bowls with applied fillets. 25 Blown, naturally colored and colorless bowls with thickened rims, triangular in cross section. 26 Blown colorless plates and bowls. 27 Blown, naturally colored beakers. 28 Blown, naturally colored and colorless beakers. 29 Blown, naturally colored and colorless beakers. 30 Blown, naturally colored and colorless stemmed bowls and cups. Blown late antique stemmed cups. 31 Blown, naturally colored and colorless wide-mouthed jars, jugs, and flasks. 32 Blown, naturally colored and colorless flasks.
xii PLATES 33 Blown and mold-blown, naturally colored and colorless flasks, jugs, and prismatic bottles. 34 Mold-blown prismatic bottle bottoms. 35 Blown, naturally colored and colorless small thin-walled bottles. 36 Blown vessels: variants. Cast window glass. Cast and tooled gaming pieces, rods, and tesserae. 37 Medieval blown vessels. Cast sagged oversize colorless bowls.