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ker from Črnelo near Stična should be men- Figure 11: Small globular ribbed bowls from the necro glass finds in slovenia and neighbour ing ar eas 35
tioned, found in a grave from the second half of polis in Polhov Gradec, National Museum of Slovenia
the 1st century (Lazar 2003a, 49, fig. 17), as well (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
as fragments of another beaker found in a set- Slika 11: Kroglaste rebraste skodelice z grobišča
tlement stratum in Celje (Celeia) (Lazar 2006b; v Polhovem Gradcu, Narodni muzej Slovenije
2011).2 A small fragment of a circus cup is known (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
from an insula in Emona (Ljubljana) (Petru
1980, 446, fig. 1; Lazar 2003a, 48, fig. 16), a small jars that served for the storage of provisions (La-
polygonal bottle with symbols connected with zar 2003a, 234, fig. 67). The remaining products
Dyonisos cult jug, patera, shield buckle, ampho- were various small vessels for cosmetics and med-
ra, laurel wreath, shepherd’s crook was found ical preparations as well as a small group of oth-
in one of the graves of the northern necropolis er forms that appear only as individual examples.
(Plesničar-Gec 1972, 85, pl. 205: 3; Lazar 2004b,
54, cat. no. 20) (figure/slika 10), while one of the A review of the number of variants per indi-
graves in Poetovio (Ptuj) contained a pyxis made vidual form also shows that products that served
of opaque, milk white glass (Istenič 1999, 76, fig. as part of table service (groups 1–3) were best
61; Lazar 2003a, 46, fig. 13). represented. Bowls and beakers (groups 2 and
3) stand out from the remaining glass products
The comparisons among individual glass in terms of quantity and the number of variants.
working techniques in the 1st century in the area
of present-day Slovenia indicate that blown ves-
sels predominate (Lazar 2003b, 233, fig. 66). Only
in the first half of the 1st century were all three
manufacturing techniques more or less equally
represented, while the quantity of products in-
dicates a relative equality between them. The
new technique of free-blowing supplanted more
complicated and expensive manufacturing pro-
cesses. Its development coincided with the Ro-
man state‘s extension into the territory of Slove-
nia and the complete Romanization of this area.
The glass material from the Roman peri-
od found on the territory of Slovenia has also
been classified into ten groups of vessels (plates,
bowls, beakers, ladles, jars, bottles, jugs, cosmetic
vessels, lamps, miscellaneous), with 154 different
variants distinguished so far (Lazar 2003a, 24).
The classification into variants was based only
on fragments preserved to the extent that suffi-
ciently distinctive characteristics could be noted.
The representation of individual groups of
products in relation to their use showed a great
predominance in tableware (70%). Storage and
transport were the purpose of 21% of the ves-
sels, primarily represented by various bottles and
2 See also the chapter ‘A Beaker for Special Occasions’ in
this volume.
tioned, found in a grave from the second half of polis in Polhov Gradec, National Museum of Slovenia
the 1st century (Lazar 2003a, 49, fig. 17), as well (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
as fragments of another beaker found in a set- Slika 11: Kroglaste rebraste skodelice z grobišča
tlement stratum in Celje (Celeia) (Lazar 2006b; v Polhovem Gradcu, Narodni muzej Slovenije
2011).2 A small fragment of a circus cup is known (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
from an insula in Emona (Ljubljana) (Petru
1980, 446, fig. 1; Lazar 2003a, 48, fig. 16), a small jars that served for the storage of provisions (La-
polygonal bottle with symbols connected with zar 2003a, 234, fig. 67). The remaining products
Dyonisos cult jug, patera, shield buckle, ampho- were various small vessels for cosmetics and med-
ra, laurel wreath, shepherd’s crook was found ical preparations as well as a small group of oth-
in one of the graves of the northern necropolis er forms that appear only as individual examples.
(Plesničar-Gec 1972, 85, pl. 205: 3; Lazar 2004b,
54, cat. no. 20) (figure/slika 10), while one of the A review of the number of variants per indi-
graves in Poetovio (Ptuj) contained a pyxis made vidual form also shows that products that served
of opaque, milk white glass (Istenič 1999, 76, fig. as part of table service (groups 1–3) were best
61; Lazar 2003a, 46, fig. 13). represented. Bowls and beakers (groups 2 and
3) stand out from the remaining glass products
The comparisons among individual glass in terms of quantity and the number of variants.
working techniques in the 1st century in the area
of present-day Slovenia indicate that blown ves-
sels predominate (Lazar 2003b, 233, fig. 66). Only
in the first half of the 1st century were all three
manufacturing techniques more or less equally
represented, while the quantity of products in-
dicates a relative equality between them. The
new technique of free-blowing supplanted more
complicated and expensive manufacturing pro-
cesses. Its development coincided with the Ro-
man state‘s extension into the territory of Slove-
nia and the complete Romanization of this area.
The glass material from the Roman peri-
od found on the territory of Slovenia has also
been classified into ten groups of vessels (plates,
bowls, beakers, ladles, jars, bottles, jugs, cosmetic
vessels, lamps, miscellaneous), with 154 different
variants distinguished so far (Lazar 2003a, 24).
The classification into variants was based only
on fragments preserved to the extent that suffi-
ciently distinctive characteristics could be noted.
The representation of individual groups of
products in relation to their use showed a great
predominance in tableware (70%). Storage and
transport were the purpose of 21% of the ves-
sels, primarily represented by various bottles and
2 See also the chapter ‘A Beaker for Special Occasions’ in
this volume.
