Abstract
Besides monochrome blue-green glass beads, polychrome beads appear, for the first time in Bohemian prehistory, in Late Bronze Age contexts of the Knovíz culture (Ha A, 12th – early 11th cent. B.C.). They are formally similar to the beads made in Frattesina and/or other glass workshops in northern Italy. According to the chemical analyses in this paper, the beads from Bohemia also correspond to the North Italian products because they have a mixed alkali composition, a compositional type unique for its time, thus providing evidence of a likely provenance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 559-585 |
Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Archeologicke Rozhledy |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- chemical analyses
- glass beads
- Knovíz culture
- Late Bronze Age
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Archaeology
- Archaeology