This rare example of Jewish gold glass depicts an open Torah ark, with rolled scrolls on its shelves, and ritual implements of the temple-including two menorot (candelabra), a shofar (ram's horn), and an etrog (citron). Originally, a banqueting scene was shown below, with a fish on the tripod table in front of a cushion.
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Title:Bowl Fragments with Menorah, Shofar, and Torah Ark
Date:300–350
Culture:Roman
Medium:Glass, gold leaf
Dimensions:Overall: 2 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in. (6.9 x 7 x 0.7 cm) a only: 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (3.8 x 8.9 cm) b only: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (3.8 x 3.2 cm)
Classification:Glass-Gold glass
Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number:18.145.1a, b
Inscription: (Along legend): CI BIBAS CVM EVLOGIA CO...P ([too fragmentary for interpretation] May you drink with praise [too fragmentary for interpretation])
[ Alfredo Barsanti, Rome (1918, through John Marshall)]
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