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2; Lazar 2004b, 16, fig. 4). The double-han- The glass material of the late Iron Age ex- glass finds in slovenia and neighbour ing ar eas 31
dled blue flask (amforiskos) was decorated with hibits traits that distinguish it from the prod-
multicoloured glass threads in a zigzag-motif, ucts of the early Iron Age. Bead necklaces are
complemented by simple lines on the neck and very rare in this period and often represent the
shoulders. Fragments of identical products are inheritance of the indigenous inhabitants. The
also known from the barrows at Šmarjeta (Du- La Tène graves at Kapiteljske njive in Novo mes-
lar 1991, pl. 29: 26–8). One of them contained a to contain numerous forms of beads that were
small dark blue vessel with a handle and a rim in use in the Early Iron Age (Križ 2001, 61).
bordered with a yellow glass thread. Based on New types appear in the Middle La Tène peri-
analogies, both vessels can be classified as prod- od and have different decorations (Križ 2001,
ucts of Mediterranean workshops, dating from 125: gr. 471, 126: gr. 491), while the quality of the
the end of the 6th to the beginning of the 4th cen- products also differs from the Early Iron Age
tury (Harden 1981, 77, pl. 11: 175–90). examples.
The exceptionally varied selection of glass The glass bracelet was by far the widest dis-
beads and other decorative objects found in ear- tributed form in the Late Iron Age, particular-
ly Iron Age sites in the southeastern Alpine re- ly in the Middle La Tène Period. Its variants ap-
gion, with forms, colours, and decorations that pear in transparent, yellowish, and dark blue
are specific to this area, leads to the conclusion colours, often decorated with bands of different-
that glass workshops must have been active in ly coloured glass on the inner side, while the ex-
this region. terior bears geometrical decorations in numer-
ous variants (Gebhard 1989, 73; Križ 2001, 60).
This possibility was first noted by Elisabeth
Haevernick, who studied the glass beads from The bows of several fibulae were also dec-
Slovenian sites (1974, 65). New finds, primari- orated with glass, such as a fibula from Vinica
ly from the tumuli at Kapiteljske njive in Novo decorated with a fragment of a glass bracelet that
Mesto (Križ 1997, 37; Križ and Turk 2003) have had been pierced and threaded onto the bow
further enriched the palette of colours and forms (Haevernick 1960, Abb. 1: 1–4). The rare glass
of early Iron Age glass beads. rings from Brstje should also be mentioned here
(Pahič 1966, pl. 1: 4, 5). Interestingly, no glass
The hypothesis of local production thereby vessels are known from this period either in Slo-
seems all the more likely. Unfortunately, exhaus- venia or in general in the La Tène Culture.
tive excavations have been undertaken primarily
on large cemeteries, while research into prehis- Figure 8: Ribbed bowls, Emona, graves 95 and 335,
toric settlements, where traces of glass-working City Museum Ljubljana (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
could be discovered, has as yet been quite lim- Slika 8: Rebrasti skodelici, Emona, groba 95 in 335,
ited. Furthermore, bead production requires Mestni muzej Ljubljana (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
only a furnace of small dimensions and produc-
es little waste, whereby the likelihood that the
remains of such a furnace would be discovered
is minimal. However, the latest results of spec-
trometric analysis of Iron Age glass from Novo
Mesto offered new information. Several differ-
ent glass types were detected in the assemblage.
The results indicate that raw glass was imported
to Novo Mesto from eastern Mediterranean cen-
tres and corroborate the existence of long-dis-
tance trade during the first millennium BCE
(Franjić et al. 2022, 25).
dled blue flask (amforiskos) was decorated with hibits traits that distinguish it from the prod-
multicoloured glass threads in a zigzag-motif, ucts of the early Iron Age. Bead necklaces are
complemented by simple lines on the neck and very rare in this period and often represent the
shoulders. Fragments of identical products are inheritance of the indigenous inhabitants. The
also known from the barrows at Šmarjeta (Du- La Tène graves at Kapiteljske njive in Novo mes-
lar 1991, pl. 29: 26–8). One of them contained a to contain numerous forms of beads that were
small dark blue vessel with a handle and a rim in use in the Early Iron Age (Križ 2001, 61).
bordered with a yellow glass thread. Based on New types appear in the Middle La Tène peri-
analogies, both vessels can be classified as prod- od and have different decorations (Križ 2001,
ucts of Mediterranean workshops, dating from 125: gr. 471, 126: gr. 491), while the quality of the
the end of the 6th to the beginning of the 4th cen- products also differs from the Early Iron Age
tury (Harden 1981, 77, pl. 11: 175–90). examples.
The exceptionally varied selection of glass The glass bracelet was by far the widest dis-
beads and other decorative objects found in ear- tributed form in the Late Iron Age, particular-
ly Iron Age sites in the southeastern Alpine re- ly in the Middle La Tène Period. Its variants ap-
gion, with forms, colours, and decorations that pear in transparent, yellowish, and dark blue
are specific to this area, leads to the conclusion colours, often decorated with bands of different-
that glass workshops must have been active in ly coloured glass on the inner side, while the ex-
this region. terior bears geometrical decorations in numer-
ous variants (Gebhard 1989, 73; Križ 2001, 60).
This possibility was first noted by Elisabeth
Haevernick, who studied the glass beads from The bows of several fibulae were also dec-
Slovenian sites (1974, 65). New finds, primari- orated with glass, such as a fibula from Vinica
ly from the tumuli at Kapiteljske njive in Novo decorated with a fragment of a glass bracelet that
Mesto (Križ 1997, 37; Križ and Turk 2003) have had been pierced and threaded onto the bow
further enriched the palette of colours and forms (Haevernick 1960, Abb. 1: 1–4). The rare glass
of early Iron Age glass beads. rings from Brstje should also be mentioned here
(Pahič 1966, pl. 1: 4, 5). Interestingly, no glass
The hypothesis of local production thereby vessels are known from this period either in Slo-
seems all the more likely. Unfortunately, exhaus- venia or in general in the La Tène Culture.
tive excavations have been undertaken primarily
on large cemeteries, while research into prehis- Figure 8: Ribbed bowls, Emona, graves 95 and 335,
toric settlements, where traces of glass-working City Museum Ljubljana (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
could be discovered, has as yet been quite lim- Slika 8: Rebrasti skodelici, Emona, groba 95 in 335,
ited. Furthermore, bead production requires Mestni muzej Ljubljana (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
only a furnace of small dimensions and produc-
es little waste, whereby the likelihood that the
remains of such a furnace would be discovered
is minimal. However, the latest results of spec-
trometric analysis of Iron Age glass from Novo
Mesto offered new information. Several differ-
ent glass types were detected in the assemblage.
The results indicate that raw glass was imported
to Novo Mesto from eastern Mediterranean cen-
tres and corroborate the existence of long-dis-
tance trade during the first millennium BCE
(Franjić et al. 2022, 25).
