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- Title
I reperti in vetro provenienti dalla basilica cristiana di Pianabella (Ostia).
- Authors
Sternini, Mara
- Abstract
The site of Pianabella (Ostia), which was excavated in 1988-1989, produced about 2,500 glass fragments. Most of them are dated to the late Roman and early Christian periods and are related to the basilica, which was built at the beginning of the fifth century and abandoned in the 10th or 11th century. The fragments are mainly colorless, but they range from yellowish and greenish to light blue-green. The glass is of good quality, except for the window glass, which often has air bubbles. The forms include three handled lamps, funnel-shaped lamps, and stemmed goblets, all of which were intended for the lighting of the basilica. There are also hemispherical cups, truncated conical beakers, and, in much smaller numbers, rims of flasks and jugs. An important presence of almond rims, well known in the urban area, was also found, but the shape of the objects from which they came is still unknown. The window glass fragments came from the collapsed southern wall of the basilica, which had large arched openings. Unfortunately, the spoliation that followed the abandonment of the church resulted in the loss of most of the glass mounted in those openings. The recovered fragments suggest that there were no painted panes or glass of a particular color. They range from yellow to brown to green and light bluegreen.
- Subjects
ITALY; ROMAN antiquities in Italy; OSTIA (Extinct city); BASILICAS (Roman architecture); BASILICAS (Church architecture); ROMAN glassware; WINDOWS; PRIMITIVE &; early church, ca. 30-600; MEDIEVAL glassware
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2017, Vol 59, p135
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article