A Flicker of Light. Late Antique Glass Goblets from Beroe (Tulcea county, Romania) (I)
A Flicker of Light. Late Antique Glass Goblets from Beroe (Tulcea county, Romania) (I)

Summary/Abstract: The excavations conducted in the ancient city of Beroe (Tulcea County, Romania), during two campaigns (1958-1959 and 1970-1971), by A. Petre and D. Vîlceanu, brought to light a large number of archaeological features and materials, of which an important part remained unpublished. The glass objects found on this site are in the same situation, only a handful being published in detail so far. The effort of the team from the Eco-Museum Research Institute (Tulcea), of putting old excavations and finds on the archaeological map of the county takes into consideration also the site from Beroe. In this case, the paper focuses on a specific category of glass items, namely goblets Isings Form 111, dated to the 5th – 6th c. AD. The artefacts discussed here represent a first batch of fragments belonging to this type, identified so far during the re-evaluation of the museum’s storerooms. Thus, the present article is the first in a series dedicated to this type of glass vessels, as the work is still in progress. Once all the identifiable material will be processed and published, the authors will attempt, based on typological and technological details, to discuss possible production centres and commercial relations, as well as their function, use and significance in the local cultural context.

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