Fragments, Glass, Roman (30)
Production date
70 CE
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Description
30 fragments of clear, green, blue-green, blue and dark blue glass from small vessels and possibly 2 plates. Includes 1 green handle fragment, 2 fragments from a blue bangle, 2 rims from separate vessels, 1 base of clear glass and a small round pellet of cobalt glass probably raw material for the production of blue glass. One piece has been cut up. Said to be from a glass recycling batch.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Roman
Production date
70 CE
Measurements
Various (30 fragments)
L5-60mm x W7-25mm x D1-7mm
L5-60mm x W7-25mm x D1-7mm
Media/Materials description
Glass
History and use
This collection of 27 glass fragments may be a collection of glass from a glass maker's recycling batch. Romans made vessels of both pottery and glass. Glass vessels would often break, and Romans would recycle glass fragments.Glassmakers would add batches of broken vessels into the raw material from which they fashioned new items. Widespread recycling of glass was not commun until around 70 AD, and may have been a product of limited availability of raw materials during a period of heightened military activity. Glassmakers turned to melting already existing products or broken glass, to meet demands in a time of shortage.
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Registration number
E40486
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