The Roman Glass Finds from Elaiussa Sebaste

Guray Ç.

OLBA, cilt.19, ss.233-266, 2011 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: OLBA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.233-266
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Roman Glass, Elaiussa Sebaste, Cilicia, Core Forming Technique, Casting Technique, Free Blowing and Mould Blowing Technique, EXCAVATIONS, CAST
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The subject of the study is the Roman Period glass finds excavated at Elauissa Sebaste (Mersin-Ayas), which was an important harbors of the Rough Cilicia. The finds are classified chronologically under three time periods namely as Early, Mid and Late Roman. The majority of the finds constitutes of Early Roman Period glass finds that had been excavated through various parts of the city including the Necropolis. Analyzing the finds, core formed amphoriskoi, cast bowls and fine wares, plates constructed by blowing technique, bowls, beakers, unguentaria, bottles, aryballoi and modioli can be detected as common the glass forms of the period regarding the city. The glass finds of the Middle Roman Period are mainly composed of the characteristic forms of both the period and the region. Among these, indented beakers and beakers with concave bottom are commonly found through the city. The smallest group of the finds belongs to the Late Roman Period. The most remarkable examples among this group are fragments of cut-decorated cylindrical bottles and honey comb patterns.