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In the advanced 2nd c. BCE Issean potters began to produce grey ware following global trends that appeared in manufacturing of different clay ware during the Hellenistic era. Several shapes of this type of pottery quickly emerged in funeral assemblages, which is documented in material remains of the later 2nd and 1st c. BCE tombs discovered from the two Issean necropolis – Martvilo and Vlaška njiva. Morphological features of analysed grey ware coupled with the results of mineralogical and geochemical investigation support the probability of its local production. Archaeometric evidences further showed that the grey ware from Issean tombs is consisted of the peculiar type of Ca-rich illitic matrix containing the natural inclusions of quartz and feldspar. Whole-rock geochemistry pointed out a uniform composition of main elements in analysed ware thus corroborating its local manufacture, subject to the further inquiry. This contribution presents a range of grey ware shapes recovered from Issean tombs or otherwise used in the mortuary practices of Issa, and it reports on their typological and morphological traits, and, at the same time, sheds light on the Issean Late Hellenistic grey ware production. Finally, our data permitted one to raise an additional question – was all grey ware furnishing the Issean tombs previously used on a daily basis or some of these examples were exclusively produced for funeral practices?
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Decorated funerary furniture is a common find in rich burials of the last quarter of the 4 th century BC in Macedonia. Predominant are the wooden couches, which were holding the dead during inhumation or cremation. Their remains are unearthed in Macedonian tombs, in cist-, and pit-graves, excavated in the Macedonian heartland. What survives is part of their rich decoration comprising ivory veneer (also incised and painted), relief stucco and terracotta (sometimes also gilded and painted), silver (sometimes also gilded), and inlaid glass [ ]. In some cases the urns with the cremation remains were placed on wooden or stone inlaid thrones. Small chests and large sarcophagi, although they are more rare finds, were also decorated in similar style. 1
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The object herein is to analyse the bronze casseroles discovered in the Sarmatian graves from the area between the Lower Don and the Lower Danube, located on the current territory of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Romania. These are represented by ten exemplars to which add a number of feet-supports of such vessels. Nine of the 12 finds originate from the territory comprised between the Dnieper and the Prut, of which six are from the Dnieper-Bug interfluve, while three from the area between the Dniester and the Prut. Two of the finds come from east of the Dnieper, of which one from the eastern extremity of the discussed area and the other from the Lower Danube region. These belong to types with half-moon (Eggers 137 = Petrovszky IV, 1 (1 exemplar), Eggres 138 = Petrovszky IV, 2 (1 exemplar) or circular shaped pierced handle terminal (Eggers 140 = Petrovszky V, 1 (2 exemplars), Eggers 142 = Petrovszky V, 2 (3 exemplars) and Eggers 144 = Petrovszky V, 5 (3 exemplars). For a most accurate chronological framing the author attempted, without aiming at comprehensiveness, beside the examination of casseroles, also to analyse the artefacs these were discovered together with. It was concluded that the presence of casseroles within Sarmatae graves from the north of the Black Sea is reminiscent of the diffusion in this area of both other metal ware types and of Roman artefact classes specific to the 1st century (mainly its second half) – first half of the 2nd century AD. Also, the author notes that the number of casseroles in the Sarmatae graves from the investigated area is smaller compared to the Sarmatian environment of the territories located eastwards, that these are represented by fewer types, yet also that they do not span large time periods. The author concludes that the majority of the Sarmatae graves from the analysed area where Romanprovincial metal wares were discovered date mainly to the second half of the 1st century AD – mid 2nd century AD and that most included among their grave goods other Roman-provincial objects too, some being very good dating elements. It was also noted that the majority of the Sarmatian graves containing metal recipients are part of the Sarmatian remains’ horizon with features characteristic to the new wave of Sarmatae arriving from east of the Don once with the second half of the 1st century AD. Last but not least, the author notes that all analysed casseroles mainly originate from funerary features dated to the major inflow period of Roman artefacts into the Sarmatae environment, encompassing grosso modo the chronological interval comprised between AD 60/70 – 120/130 (stage B2 in the Central-European chronology). Lastly, it is concluded that all casseroles from the Sarmatae milieu under discussion originate, alike those from territories located eastwards, from graves pertaining to the wealthier class of the Sarmatian society
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