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ena lazar ■ pogled skozi steklo • a look through the glass 32 The Roman period brought, together with tion on the Aquileia–Emona–Siscia road, show
all the civilisational progress in the area, also in- their distribution also in the south-eastern Al-
novations that had developed in glass craft in pine area (figure/slika 9).
the Hellenistic and early Roman periods. There
is, however, no proof of the continuation of Figure 9: Small mould-made bowls of opaque turquoise
glass-making from the prehistoric period to the glass, Emona, grave 578 (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
Roman era.
Slika 9: Skodelici iz neprosojnega turkiznega stekla,
The trade routes of glass products towards izdelani v kalupu, Emona, grob 578 (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
Slovenia led mostly through northern Italy dur-
ing the first centuries AD. The main trade cen- Ribnica near Jesenice in Dolenjska, a Ro-
tre for trade in the eastern Alps, Pannonia, and man road and customs station known as Romu-
the Balkans was Aquileia, where the products of la, is one of the most extensive sites investigat-
the northern Italian and partly the central Ital- ed along the new motorway route in 2001–2004
ian workshops gathered. Rare valuable products (Breščak 2005, 39). The name of the station is
also arrived from the eastern Mediterranean and known from Tabula Peutingeriana. With its
Egypt. control and supply role, the station’s location on
the route of the main Roman road (via publica
Mosaic vessels were rare and valuable items Aquleia–Emona–Neviodunum–Siscia) was an
and only a few of them are known from the grave act of careful strategic planning. Due to its posi-
contexts (Lazar, 2003a, fig. 9), while only frag- tion on the route from the valley of the Krka and
ments have survived from the settlements (Lazar
2004b, 51, fig. 12). The same is true of gold-band
glass (p. 50, fig. 7).
The earliest mosaic vessels at Magdalensberg
(Austria) are known from the Augustean con-
texts (Czurda-Ruth 1979, 19). At Celeia (Celje),
they date from the Tiberian period, as revealed
by the latest excavation conducted in 2003–04.
Both Norican towns, on the basis of their glass
material thus, confirm these early and extensive
trading contacts with the Roman state from the
late Republican and early Imperial periods.
The group of mould-made products from
the first half of the 1st century is predominantly
composed of ribbed bowls (figure/slika 8). These
are found in various versions as grave and settle-
ment finds. This group of products also includes
some luxurious pieces of mosaic glass (Lazar
2003a, 32, fig. 9), which were imported from the
northern Italian production centres.
The group of moulded monochrome vessels
with ceramic profiles can be considered a typical
product of the northern Italian workshops. They
appear in large quantities in the second quarter
of the 1st century and are known predominantly
on western sites. However, new finds from Rib-
nica (Romula) in Slovenia, a Roman custom sta-
all the civilisational progress in the area, also in- their distribution also in the south-eastern Al-
novations that had developed in glass craft in pine area (figure/slika 9).
the Hellenistic and early Roman periods. There
is, however, no proof of the continuation of Figure 9: Small mould-made bowls of opaque turquoise
glass-making from the prehistoric period to the glass, Emona, grave 578 (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
Roman era.
Slika 9: Skodelici iz neprosojnega turkiznega stekla,
The trade routes of glass products towards izdelani v kalupu, Emona, grob 578 (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
Slovenia led mostly through northern Italy dur-
ing the first centuries AD. The main trade cen- Ribnica near Jesenice in Dolenjska, a Ro-
tre for trade in the eastern Alps, Pannonia, and man road and customs station known as Romu-
the Balkans was Aquileia, where the products of la, is one of the most extensive sites investigat-
the northern Italian and partly the central Ital- ed along the new motorway route in 2001–2004
ian workshops gathered. Rare valuable products (Breščak 2005, 39). The name of the station is
also arrived from the eastern Mediterranean and known from Tabula Peutingeriana. With its
Egypt. control and supply role, the station’s location on
the route of the main Roman road (via publica
Mosaic vessels were rare and valuable items Aquleia–Emona–Neviodunum–Siscia) was an
and only a few of them are known from the grave act of careful strategic planning. Due to its posi-
contexts (Lazar, 2003a, fig. 9), while only frag- tion on the route from the valley of the Krka and
ments have survived from the settlements (Lazar
2004b, 51, fig. 12). The same is true of gold-band
glass (p. 50, fig. 7).
The earliest mosaic vessels at Magdalensberg
(Austria) are known from the Augustean con-
texts (Czurda-Ruth 1979, 19). At Celeia (Celje),
they date from the Tiberian period, as revealed
by the latest excavation conducted in 2003–04.
Both Norican towns, on the basis of their glass
material thus, confirm these early and extensive
trading contacts with the Roman state from the
late Republican and early Imperial periods.
The group of mould-made products from
the first half of the 1st century is predominantly
composed of ribbed bowls (figure/slika 8). These
are found in various versions as grave and settle-
ment finds. This group of products also includes
some luxurious pieces of mosaic glass (Lazar
2003a, 32, fig. 9), which were imported from the
northern Italian production centres.
The group of moulded monochrome vessels
with ceramic profiles can be considered a typical
product of the northern Italian workshops. They
appear in large quantities in the second quarter
of the 1st century and are known predominantly
on western sites. However, new finds from Rib-
nica (Romula) in Slovenia, a Roman custom sta-
