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These glass bottles - two fat lentoid (lens-like) amphoriskoi and one tall amphoriskos (literally meaning ‘small amphora’) - were all mold-blown, a technique developed in the century after glassmaking was developed in the Eastern Mediterranean. The lentoid amphoriskos on the left has a flower in a medallion on the center of the body, while the similar amphoriskos on the right has a series of concentric circles/ridges. The amphoriskos in the center is really just a scaled-down long, banded amphora, and was originally a bright transparent yellow (which you can see on the left side).

Initially affordable only among the wealthy, glass was used in ancient Rome as containers for oils, perfume, and tablewares. The variety of glass-making techniques reveals the changing tastes and fashions over the centuries. During the 1st century CE, cast glass was a novel form that was a luxury for the Roman household, but by the end of the century, the innovation of mold-blown glass - the technique used to create these vessels - allowed for less labor-intensive and less expensive production and meant people of lesser means could afford them. Blown glass became so popular it nearly supplanted ceramic and even bronze wares in the home.

Roman, all 1st century CE, made in Syria or Palestine.

Art Institute of Chicago (ARTIC, left to right, 1943.1172, 1949.1173, 1943.1170)

Tableware Set by Yasha Butler

TABLEWARE by VICTORIA Design

tableware collage #1 by cinnamonygirl

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Plastic tableware by University of Brighton Design Archives

Plastic tableware (beakers, plate and bowl) by Jarrett, Rainsford and Laughton, 1954.

Design Archives ID no. DCA2664

Tableware by Ezequiel Farca

Love my new tableware by Machteld

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see also my blog: machteld-fotografie.blogspot.com/

Wabi sabi tableware by potterybygini

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TABLEWARE by VICTORIA Design

Emerald Band tableware by merebearlandon

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Here are all of my Emerald Band tableware. The largest one in the back is Fire King, the rest are Corning/Pyrex. They are all different sizes.

Plastic tableware by University of Brighton Design Archives

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Design Archives ID no. GB-1837-DCA-30-7-01957-4-1-1

tableware by Orientalphoto

IMG_0493233 by zheng Fang

DSCF5055 by maria lopez

Coffee/tea cups. Functional ceramics, tableware. They are made with stone ware clay, and glazed in an oxidizing atmosphere.

Snowflake Twins! by mercurywoman

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Found these little beauties yesterday while thrifting. I think they were meant to have a gold rim. Just a little bit left on one of them. I don't really like the whole gilded thing anyway, so no big deal to me!

JAJ Pyrex "Carnaby Tempo" Gravy Saucer c.1973 by Louise

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Base stamped "665" and "1" Made in England.

Tableware Products by Turner Scott

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Tableware Set by Yasha Butler

Whimsical Tableware by Joy Elizabeth Ceramics

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I have been creating these pieces for an art festival in Atlanta, Georgia but you can also find them in my etsy shop at www.joyelizabethceramics.etsy.com

Flower bouquet. Tableware. by Dimas Clever

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TABLEWARE by VICTORIA Design