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Glass “pyxis” from Croatia [d/b]

https://www.campparadisodrage.com/okruzenje/grad-zadar/turisticke-atrakcije-zadra/muzej-antickog-stakla-u.html
wzór podobny do opasek z kobiecych portretów z Palmyry

The Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar, Croatia

Syro-Palestinian workshop?

“Theoretical in-sights mostly indicate that the workshop centres were located in the Levant region, though the possibility of their pro-duction in other parts of the Mediterranean should also be considered. An Italian origin is indicated for small cylindrical pyxides ornamented with a variety of decorative palmettes”

Berislav Stefanac, MOLD-BLOWN GLASS FROM THE ROMAN PROVINCE OF DALMATIA
PDF below or https://www.academia.edu/36081368/MOLD_BLOWN_GLASS_FROM_THE_ROMAN_PROVINCE_OF_DALMATIA

Mold-blown glass cups and bowls from the province of Dalmatia (1, 2, 4: Buljevi´c 2004; 3: unpublished pyxis from Zadar – Museum of ancient glass).