Findings of Bases of Glass Goblets/Chalices on the Island of Majsan (original) (raw)

The elusive early medieval glass: remarks on vessels from the Nin – Ždrijac cemetery, Croatia

PRIL. INST. ARHEOL. ZAGREBU 35, 2018

In graves 322 and 310 of the early medieval Nin – Ždrijac cemetery three glass vessels, two stemmed goblets and one bottle were found. They have been interpreted as remains of Late Antique glass production, but a closer look brings further information. The best comparisons for the goblets come from the North Adriatic area while the bottle is most probably of early Islamic production. Interesting possibilities of interpretation arise with the graves being furnished with glass products of such different origin at a time when local secondary glass production seems to have been absent.

A 12th CENTURY SET OF MARVERED PURPLE GLASS VESSELS FROM BRANIČEVO (SERBIA)

Starinar, 2018

During the 2011 archaeological excavations at the Mali Grad site in Brani~evo, a set of at least 16 vessels made of translucent dark-purple glass and decorated with marvered opaque white trails was discovered. This unique glass assemblage, consisting of at least eight bowls, three bottles, two cylindrical flasks and three further vessels which can be possibly attributed to flasks, was found in the most significant archaeological context in the urban centre of Brani~evo, in the layer above the floor in House No 4. According to other archaeological finds from the same context, coins in particular, the glass vessel set is dated to the 12 th century. Importantly, the finds from Brani~evo are so far the earliest securely-dated vessels of this type in the territory of the Byzantine Empire, post-dating the reestablishment of its control over the Balkan Peninsula in the 11 th century.

OČUVANJE ARHEOLOŠKOG STAKLA THE PRESERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL GLASS

This article describes the preservation of archaeological glass, its composition and the factors that influence its decay. It describes the processes of glass conservation from the moment of excavation, the restoration procedures performed in a conservation-restoration workshop (cleansing, consolidation, desalination, integration and gap-filling), and the proper storage, handling and display of glass objects. U ovom članku se opisuju načini očuvanja arheološkog stakla, njegov sastav te čimbenici koji utječu na propadanje. Opisuju se postupci očuvanja stakla, od samog iskopavanja, restauratorske obrade (čišćenja, konsolidacije, desalinizacije integracije i nadogradnje,) u konzervatorsko-restauratorskoj radionici do pravilnog pohranjivanja, rukovanja i izlaganja staklenih predmeta. KLJUČNE RIJEČI: očuvanje, sastav arheološkog stakla, degradacija stakla, restauracija stakla, konsolidacija i desalinizacija