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ena lazar ■ pogled skozi steklo • a look through the glass 124 base is rounded. The exterior side has an en- emphasized the hospitality of the house, giving
graved ornament that is well visible also on the honour at the same time to the guests and the
interior of the bowl. The decoration that can be hosts, who could show off such a valuable object.
seen and observed from the exterior (figure/slika
56) has a medallion in the middle, encircled by Figure 57: Bowl from the Ernesto Wolf collection
two double lines of concentric circles. The space (after Stern 2001).
between them is filled by short incisions shaped
like elongated rice grains. Because of the restora- Slika 57: Skodela iz zbirke Ernesta Wolfa (po Stern 2001).
tion, the figure in the centre of the medallion is Details of the workmanship of the vessel
not entirely preserved but is clearly recognizable.
Given the analogies, it can be concluded that a from Bakar enable confirmation that this was a
bust was depicted here of a male figure, turned product belonging to the group Marianne Stern
to the left, with a conical head covering or cap. (2011, 136) classified as the ‘contour groove group’,
The curly hair extends below the edge of the cap. thereby, defining the main characteristic of the
The edges of the clothing, cap and face were de- decorative techniques of these vessels. During
lineated by a wavy wheel-ground line (groove), further analysis, they were also wittily dubbed
while the structure of the mantle or clothing ‘fish platters’, as large and tasty fish were depict-
was marked with individual double dashes. In ed on all known examples of such vessels, and ac-
front of the face are a still wavy upright line and cording to the manner of decoration, it was even
a curved engraved line. This was probably a fish- possible to determine the species of fish on some
ing rod (?), which can be recognized on other examples (p. 137). The bowl from Bakar also has
preserved vessels with similar decoration (Stern the same fish species depicted on it (left and right
2001, cat. no. 56). The outlines of the cap, cloth- of the bust in the medallion), which can be rec-
ing, and partly the face, were grooved with broad ognized as seabreams (scientific name Spari-
oblong lines, while individual details, such as the
decoration of the cap, the clothing, the locks of
hair, and the face, were engraved by hand.
Beyond the medallion and its frame was an
area encircled by a single double line, filled with
engravings of four large fish, while one could
argue that one of the fish (the figure under the
bust) actually represents a cephalopod. All the
fish are swimming clockwise, one after the other.
The main outlines of these figures were formed
by elongated wheel-ground lines, while the de-
tails on the fish were incised by hand. The dec-
oration depicting the fish species is made using
double upright lines on two of the fish, while spi-
ral lines were engraved on another. The waves on
the surface of the water were depicted using sev-
eral strokes.
The vessel was undoubtedly intended for
serving fresh food as a welcome, as can be seen,
depicted on numerous mosaics and frescoes
(Stern 2001, 136). Gifts from the sea, offered on a
vessel with a motif of a fisherman and his catch,
graved ornament that is well visible also on the honour at the same time to the guests and the
interior of the bowl. The decoration that can be hosts, who could show off such a valuable object.
seen and observed from the exterior (figure/slika
56) has a medallion in the middle, encircled by Figure 57: Bowl from the Ernesto Wolf collection
two double lines of concentric circles. The space (after Stern 2001).
between them is filled by short incisions shaped
like elongated rice grains. Because of the restora- Slika 57: Skodela iz zbirke Ernesta Wolfa (po Stern 2001).
tion, the figure in the centre of the medallion is Details of the workmanship of the vessel
not entirely preserved but is clearly recognizable.
Given the analogies, it can be concluded that a from Bakar enable confirmation that this was a
bust was depicted here of a male figure, turned product belonging to the group Marianne Stern
to the left, with a conical head covering or cap. (2011, 136) classified as the ‘contour groove group’,
The curly hair extends below the edge of the cap. thereby, defining the main characteristic of the
The edges of the clothing, cap and face were de- decorative techniques of these vessels. During
lineated by a wavy wheel-ground line (groove), further analysis, they were also wittily dubbed
while the structure of the mantle or clothing ‘fish platters’, as large and tasty fish were depict-
was marked with individual double dashes. In ed on all known examples of such vessels, and ac-
front of the face are a still wavy upright line and cording to the manner of decoration, it was even
a curved engraved line. This was probably a fish- possible to determine the species of fish on some
ing rod (?), which can be recognized on other examples (p. 137). The bowl from Bakar also has
preserved vessels with similar decoration (Stern the same fish species depicted on it (left and right
2001, cat. no. 56). The outlines of the cap, cloth- of the bust in the medallion), which can be rec-
ing, and partly the face, were grooved with broad ognized as seabreams (scientific name Spari-
oblong lines, while individual details, such as the
decoration of the cap, the clothing, the locks of
hair, and the face, were engraved by hand.
Beyond the medallion and its frame was an
area encircled by a single double line, filled with
engravings of four large fish, while one could
argue that one of the fish (the figure under the
bust) actually represents a cephalopod. All the
fish are swimming clockwise, one after the other.
The main outlines of these figures were formed
by elongated wheel-ground lines, while the de-
tails on the fish were incised by hand. The dec-
oration depicting the fish species is made using
double upright lines on two of the fish, while spi-
ral lines were engraved on another. The waves on
the surface of the water were depicted using sev-
eral strokes.
The vessel was undoubtedly intended for
serving fresh food as a welcome, as can be seen,
depicted on numerous mosaics and frescoes
(Stern 2001, 136). Gifts from the sea, offered on a
vessel with a motif of a fisherman and his catch,
