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.