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Glass ornaments in north Italian burials in the 6th-4th century BC
Matznerová, Jana ; Kysela, Jan (advisor) ; Venclová, Natalie (referee)
The focus of this work is glass ornaments from the 6th to 4th century BC. The aim of the thesis is to explore the role and regional specifics of the glass ornaments, etc. beads, pendants, Glasbügefibeln, finger rings and hair pins, in the funerary contexts of felsinian, atestine and Umbrian culture. The thesis also contains glass spindle whorls, which although not glass ornaments, share with glass beads many characteristics. The most numerous group of glass ornaments are beads, which are usually found in graves (inhumation) located in the upper part of the chest or around the head, so is highly probable that glass beads were used as part of the necklaces. Grouped with the glass beads are usually another possible components of the necklace- amber, coral, metal, terracotta, stone or shells. The complexity and diversity of these necklaces vary on the different sites. This work explores mainly the difference between two major centres in the eastern Po plain Bologna and Este. On the other hand, the glass spindle whorls are usually found around the tibia of the deceased. Glass spindle whorls are typical, particularly in Bologna. The rest of the glass ornaments, etc. finger rings, hair pins and Glasbügelfibeln are rather rare. Key words: glass, archaeology, burial, northern Italy, Iron Age, ornament, bead
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