pre roman vs roman glass ashley brennaman
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Pre-Roman GlassAshley BrennamanAugust 25, 2012
Session 6
Ancient Glassmaking
4000 years agoMesopotamiaSand, Alkali (Soda) &
LimeCore forming
techniqueColoration: mimic
precious stones
Mediterranean Glass Trade
Phoenician trade Maritime bases in the
Balearic Islands (Ibiza)
Rich Phoenician tombs with grave goods: Almuñécar, Ibiza, Mallorca
Exported precious metals, jewelry & glass vessels
Examples: Pre-Roman
Punte de Noy, Almuñécar Laurita Necropolis, Almuñécar
Puig Des Molins, Ibiza Goddess TanitPuig Des Molins, Ibiza
This Week at the Cave
Roman Glass2nd century BC/
Hellenistic period: Mosaic glass technique
1st century AD: Glass blowing technique
References The Corning Museum of Glass: http://www.cmog.org/
http://www.costatropical.net/Almunecar/Almunecar_Monuments_Laurita_Necropolis.asp
http://www.costatropical.net/Almunecar/Almunecar_Monuments_Noy_Bridge.asp
A Rossella, D Ferrari & G Vezzalini (2012) “Pre-Roman glass from Mozia (Sicily-Italy): the first archaeometrical data”. Journal of Archaeological Science 39: 3396-3401.
M Garcia-Heras, JMA Rincon, A Jimeno & MA Villegas (2005) “Pre-Roman coloured glass beads from the Iberian Peninsula: a chemico-physical characterisation study”. Journal of Archaeological Science 32: 727-738.
MS Walton, A Shortland, S Kirk & P Degryse (2009) “Evidence for the trade of Mesopotamian and Egyptian glass to Mycenaean Greece”. Journal of Archaeological Science 36: 1496-1503.