Late Bronze Age mixed-alkali glasses from Bohemia

Natalie Venclová, Simon Chenery, Julian Henderson, Josef Hložek, Václav Hulínský, Lucia Šulová

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)559-585
Number of pages27
JournalArcheologicke Rozhledy
Volume63
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • chemical analyses
  • glass beads
  • Knovíz culture
  • Late Bronze Age

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Archaeology
  • Archaeology

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