Glass Coloring and Recycling in Late Antiquity: A New Cast Study from Aquileia (Italy)
Aquileia is widely cited as a major Roman glass-working center, but this assumption is based on scarce archeological evidence and supported by only a few indicators of production, mainly found out of archaeological context. This article discusses problems relating to the glass industry in Aquileia,...
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| Published in: | Journal of glass studies Vol. 58; pp. 69 - 86 |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-01-2016
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| Summary: | Aquileia is widely cited as a major Roman glass-working center, but this assumption is based on scarce archeological evidence and supported by only a few indicators of production, mainly found out of archaeological context. This article discusses problems relating to the glass industry in Aquileia, presenting a new group of indicators of production, excavated in 2014, that includes fragments of a melting chamber, cullet, mosaic tesserae, and one glassworking tool. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Feature-2 |
| ISSN: | 0075-4250 |