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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman
Title:Plate with the head of a man and an inscription wishing good luck or good fortune
Date Made:4th century CE
Type:Container; Plate; Ceremonial
Materials:Blown glass
Place Made:Asia; Turkey
Measurements:Overall: 2 3/4 in x 10 1/8 in x 10 1/8 in x 10 1/8 in; 7 cm x 25.7 cm x 25.7 cm x 25.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  EVTUVXI (Good Luck, or Good Fortune)
Accession Number:  MH 1967.2.A(f).K
Credit Line:Gift of M. Naomi Foster (Class of 1932)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
pale green footed dish with wheel-engraved decoration: head of a man in the center, herringbone wreath surrounding head, inscription around outermost section (EVTVXI = Good luck or good fortune). Said to have been found in a Christian burial in Asia Minor, possibly Turkey.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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