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- Title
Der Taraneš-Becher: Neue Informationen über einen alten Fund.
- Authors
Broschat, Katja; Greiff, Susanne; Surbanoska, Mila
- Abstract
Cage cups are among the most spectacular glasses from the late Roman world, and they have fascinated researchers for decades. Each new find elicits many comments from scholars, and debates concerning function, origin, and technology are carried on with great enthusiasm. In recent years, several cage cups have been available for study and restoration treatment in the glass conservation laboratory of the RÃ?misch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum in Mainz. The most comprehensive research was conducted during the restoration of the cage cup from TaraneÅ? (Macedonia), which is dated to the early fourth century A.D. This cup, which was discovered in a warrior's grave in 1980, was published by Milan Ivanovski in 1984 and 1987. Shortly after the recovery of this object, a partial temporary reconstruction of the fragmentary vessel was undertaken. This article focuses on the new reconstruction of the vessel and the information that was obtained from that project. To perform a successful reconstruction of the cup, a modern blown core was manufactured and subsequently copied with artificial resin. This resin core served as a support and permitted the fragments to be mounted by "sewing" them with nylon threads. The newly documented traces of manufacturing indicate cutting and grinding of a thick-walled blown blank. Eventually, the profile of the cage cup differed noticeably from the design of the previous reconstruction. In particular, the sequence of the inscription band and the frieze had to be transposed.
- Subjects
MACEDONIA; CAGE cups (Glassware); ROMAN glassware; ROMAN art objects; DRINKING cups; ANCIENT glassware; ANTIQUITIES
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2017, Vol 59, p101
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article