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while the other assists at the furnace. The ning of the 2nd century. Remains of raw glass, glass finds in slovenia and neighbour ing ar eas 41
representation is excellent and the oil lamp itself glass-blowing waste, and destroyed products at
is very well preserved so that many details which Celeia and Poetovio prove the existence of the
are blurred in the other two lamps can be seen secondary production of glass, that is the man-
clearly. In the centre is the furnace, divided into ufacture of glass vessels. The craft depended on
two sections. The lower one obviously serves as a the use of imported raw glass, which was melt-
stokehole. The upper section of the furnace has a ed and prepared in larger glass production cen-
larger aperture, of a semi-circular form, that was tres. According to the present state of research,
used for scooping molten glass out of the melt- primary glass production (melting of raw glass
ing pot and served as the glass-blowers working from the basic ingredients), is thought not to
port. Inside the relief line surrounding the up- have existed in the region of Slovenia (Lazar
per opening or door appears a V-shaped object 2003b, 224).
turned upside down. On the left and right in the
upper part, two small shelves or working surfac- The proof of glass production in Celeia was
es are shown, the right-hand one rests on a leg first obtained during the excavations in 1991.
or stand. The right one can be interpreted as the The excavated area did not reveal the remains of
working surface or slab on which the glassblower a glass furnace, however, the remains of raw glass
rolled a glass post before blowing and marvered and glass waste weighed several kilograms. The
the glass during his work. varied glass waste in the form of drops, threads,
chips of melted glass and moils provide evidence
The right-hand figure sits on a low stool be- that glass was melted, tested and worked at the
side the furnace, dressed in a short tunic. He is site (Lazar 2003a, 214, fig. 57). The latest exca-
barefoot, his head is raised, his lips pushed for- vations at the immediate vicinity brought new
ward and ready to blow into the pipe which he evidence concerning the glass production in
holds inclined in front of him. The figure on the town. Fragments of small glass tubes and
the left side of the furnace, probably the master semi-finished products give additional informa-
craftsman‘s assistant, is less precisely drawn. He tion about the time span and the possible be-
seems to be squatting next to the furnace. He ginning of glass production. Considering the
has a short object in his hands, placed upright. remains of small glass tubes and waste of decol-
There is no inscription or name on the upper ourized glass, we may suppose that glass produc-
part of the disk, as on the oil lamp from Asseria tion began in Celeia before the beginning of the
(Abramić 1959, 150, Taf. 27). 2nd century as thought previously.5
The oil lamp from the grave in Slovenia is by Judging from the finds known to date, glass
far the best preserved of all three lamps. The re- manufacture was best developed at Poetovio. The
lief is very well executed, crisp and not damaged. discovered glass furnaces and remains of cru-
The relief scenes on the lamps differ only in the cibles and glass waste directly prove the pro-
placement of the air vent, which is on the lower duction of glass and the developed glass work-
side of the disk in the find from Benkovac, while ing craft (Lazar 2003a, 219, figs. 61, 64; Korošec
on the lamps from Italy and Slovenia, it is below 2004, 67). The remains of products created in
the blowpipe. these workshops are not very numerous among
the excavated material. On the basis of several
At present, there is no evidence of local glass fragments, it can at least be hypothesized that the
production from the rather limited coastal re- Ptuj glass workers manufactured square bottles
gion of present-day Slovenia. with the decoration of a rosette on the base, cy-
lindrical beakers, and balsamaria (Lazar 2003a,
Finds of furnaces, raw glass, and glass-work-
ing waste from Celje and Ptuj prove that a glass 5 See also the chapter ‘Roman Glass Production in Celeia
industry developed here as early as the begin- (Noricum)’ in this volume.’
representation is excellent and the oil lamp itself glass-blowing waste, and destroyed products at
is very well preserved so that many details which Celeia and Poetovio prove the existence of the
are blurred in the other two lamps can be seen secondary production of glass, that is the man-
clearly. In the centre is the furnace, divided into ufacture of glass vessels. The craft depended on
two sections. The lower one obviously serves as a the use of imported raw glass, which was melt-
stokehole. The upper section of the furnace has a ed and prepared in larger glass production cen-
larger aperture, of a semi-circular form, that was tres. According to the present state of research,
used for scooping molten glass out of the melt- primary glass production (melting of raw glass
ing pot and served as the glass-blowers working from the basic ingredients), is thought not to
port. Inside the relief line surrounding the up- have existed in the region of Slovenia (Lazar
per opening or door appears a V-shaped object 2003b, 224).
turned upside down. On the left and right in the
upper part, two small shelves or working surfac- The proof of glass production in Celeia was
es are shown, the right-hand one rests on a leg first obtained during the excavations in 1991.
or stand. The right one can be interpreted as the The excavated area did not reveal the remains of
working surface or slab on which the glassblower a glass furnace, however, the remains of raw glass
rolled a glass post before blowing and marvered and glass waste weighed several kilograms. The
the glass during his work. varied glass waste in the form of drops, threads,
chips of melted glass and moils provide evidence
The right-hand figure sits on a low stool be- that glass was melted, tested and worked at the
side the furnace, dressed in a short tunic. He is site (Lazar 2003a, 214, fig. 57). The latest exca-
barefoot, his head is raised, his lips pushed for- vations at the immediate vicinity brought new
ward and ready to blow into the pipe which he evidence concerning the glass production in
holds inclined in front of him. The figure on the town. Fragments of small glass tubes and
the left side of the furnace, probably the master semi-finished products give additional informa-
craftsman‘s assistant, is less precisely drawn. He tion about the time span and the possible be-
seems to be squatting next to the furnace. He ginning of glass production. Considering the
has a short object in his hands, placed upright. remains of small glass tubes and waste of decol-
There is no inscription or name on the upper ourized glass, we may suppose that glass produc-
part of the disk, as on the oil lamp from Asseria tion began in Celeia before the beginning of the
(Abramić 1959, 150, Taf. 27). 2nd century as thought previously.5
The oil lamp from the grave in Slovenia is by Judging from the finds known to date, glass
far the best preserved of all three lamps. The re- manufacture was best developed at Poetovio. The
lief is very well executed, crisp and not damaged. discovered glass furnaces and remains of cru-
The relief scenes on the lamps differ only in the cibles and glass waste directly prove the pro-
placement of the air vent, which is on the lower duction of glass and the developed glass work-
side of the disk in the find from Benkovac, while ing craft (Lazar 2003a, 219, figs. 61, 64; Korošec
on the lamps from Italy and Slovenia, it is below 2004, 67). The remains of products created in
the blowpipe. these workshops are not very numerous among
the excavated material. On the basis of several
At present, there is no evidence of local glass fragments, it can at least be hypothesized that the
production from the rather limited coastal re- Ptuj glass workers manufactured square bottles
gion of present-day Slovenia. with the decoration of a rosette on the base, cy-
lindrical beakers, and balsamaria (Lazar 2003a,
Finds of furnaces, raw glass, and glass-work-
ing waste from Celje and Ptuj prove that a glass 5 See also the chapter ‘Roman Glass Production in Celeia
industry developed here as early as the begin- (Noricum)’ in this volume.’
