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ena lazar ■ pogled skozi steklo • a look through the glass 36 Their representation and interrelation are com- Small globular bowls with ribs and deco-
parable throughout several centuries. Although ration of horizontal trails (so-called zarte Rip-
beakers exceed bowls in number, growth in the penschalen) were also very popular till the mid-
number of variants was noted for both forms 1st century. They were discovered in grave units
from the end of the 1st century and in the 2nd cen- as well as settlement strata (figure/slika 11). The
tury, with a considerable decline in subsequent early use of this form in Slovenia is indicated by
centuries. the grave finds from the Augustan period from
Mihovo (Haevernick 1958b, 80). Some bowls
The comparison of the number of forms are known also in later grave units from the sec-
and their variants through the centuries showed ond half of the 1st century (for Dobova see Petru
the increase in the number of variants in the 1st 1969; for Trebnje see Slabe 1993, 25; Lazar 2004a,
century and the decline in the number of forms 61, cat. nos. 42, 43).
and variants in the 4th and 5th centuries. This re-
flects the development and representation of Many products from the second half of the
glass products in the material culture of the Ro- 1st century were blown from glass with an intense
man period in Slovenia as well as the economic blue shade, as can be noted on artefacts from
conditions in the area. graves in Celeia (Celje) and in Emona (Ljublja-
na). This special feature indicates related or iden-
There is, even during the 1st century, an ev- tical sources for products that reached Slovenia
ident difference between its first and its second during the 1st century primarily through Aqui-
half. In the second half of the 1st century, the leia as the main trade centre for this area.
number of glass forms increased by more than
100%, indicating the spread of the use of glass Figure 12: Base fragment of a rectangular bottle with re-
among all population strata and the complete mains of a stamp of Sentia Secunda from Aquileia, Romula,
Romanization of the region of present-day Slo-
venia. At the end of the century, all large settle- settlement find (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
ments were awarded the status of a municipium Slika 12: Odlomek dna pravokotne steklenice z delom
or colonia, received citizenship rights and, with
the establishment of the road network and pro- žiga Sentie Sekunde iz Akvileje, Romula, naselbinska
vincial administration, the entire territory of najdba (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
Slovenia became romanised.
The connections with North Italian or Aq-
The products of blown blue-green glass pre- uileian workshops can be proved also directly
dominated in the second half of the 1st century.
The characteristic forms had fold-back and flat-
tened rims, triangularly shaped or tubular rolled
rims, while the bases were often simply formed
and concave in the centre, sometimes with the
standing surface drawn out on the edge and
formed or pressed into a low ring base. Some
forms imitate products made from precious ma-
terials, such as two-handled beakers and footed
goblets with a characteristic stepped rim. Such
forms are no longer found in the following cen-
turies, except as individual pieces. Small ladles
with vertical handles (Lazar 2003a, 123) and
shallow dishes and jugs of coloured glass are also
special features of this period.
parable throughout several centuries. Although ration of horizontal trails (so-called zarte Rip-
beakers exceed bowls in number, growth in the penschalen) were also very popular till the mid-
number of variants was noted for both forms 1st century. They were discovered in grave units
from the end of the 1st century and in the 2nd cen- as well as settlement strata (figure/slika 11). The
tury, with a considerable decline in subsequent early use of this form in Slovenia is indicated by
centuries. the grave finds from the Augustan period from
Mihovo (Haevernick 1958b, 80). Some bowls
The comparison of the number of forms are known also in later grave units from the sec-
and their variants through the centuries showed ond half of the 1st century (for Dobova see Petru
the increase in the number of variants in the 1st 1969; for Trebnje see Slabe 1993, 25; Lazar 2004a,
century and the decline in the number of forms 61, cat. nos. 42, 43).
and variants in the 4th and 5th centuries. This re-
flects the development and representation of Many products from the second half of the
glass products in the material culture of the Ro- 1st century were blown from glass with an intense
man period in Slovenia as well as the economic blue shade, as can be noted on artefacts from
conditions in the area. graves in Celeia (Celje) and in Emona (Ljublja-
na). This special feature indicates related or iden-
There is, even during the 1st century, an ev- tical sources for products that reached Slovenia
ident difference between its first and its second during the 1st century primarily through Aqui-
half. In the second half of the 1st century, the leia as the main trade centre for this area.
number of glass forms increased by more than
100%, indicating the spread of the use of glass Figure 12: Base fragment of a rectangular bottle with re-
among all population strata and the complete mains of a stamp of Sentia Secunda from Aquileia, Romula,
Romanization of the region of present-day Slo-
venia. At the end of the century, all large settle- settlement find (photo: Tomaž Lauko).
ments were awarded the status of a municipium Slika 12: Odlomek dna pravokotne steklenice z delom
or colonia, received citizenship rights and, with
the establishment of the road network and pro- žiga Sentie Sekunde iz Akvileje, Romula, naselbinska
vincial administration, the entire territory of najdba (foto: Tomaž Lauko).
Slovenia became romanised.
The connections with North Italian or Aq-
The products of blown blue-green glass pre- uileian workshops can be proved also directly
dominated in the second half of the 1st century.
The characteristic forms had fold-back and flat-
tened rims, triangularly shaped or tubular rolled
rims, while the bases were often simply formed
and concave in the centre, sometimes with the
standing surface drawn out on the edge and
formed or pressed into a low ring base. Some
forms imitate products made from precious ma-
terials, such as two-handled beakers and footed
goblets with a characteristic stepped rim. Such
forms are no longer found in the following cen-
turies, except as individual pieces. Small ladles
with vertical handles (Lazar 2003a, 123) and
shallow dishes and jugs of coloured glass are also
special features of this period.
