IMPORTOWANE NACZYNIA SZKLANE W CHINACH W I TYSIĄCLECIU N.E.

• Authors: Żuchowska Marta

Title variants

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Imported glass vessels in China in the 1st millennium A.D.

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Although glass was manufactured in China as early as 2nd half of the 1st millennium BC and the locally developed technologies allowed the production of both opaque glass, resembling nephrite, and translucent glass, still the multicolor, made of translucent glass vessels originating from Mediterranean and Iranian workshops were highly valued among the Chinese elites, especially in the 1st half of the 1st millennium A.D. The Author discusses the finds of imported glass vessels on China territory in the context of the local glass production development, as well as problems related to glass distribution, its function and value.

Keywords

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glass vessels; China; Roman Empire; Iran; Silk Road; long-distance trade in Asia; 1st millennium A; D

• Publisher: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Archeologia Polski
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 61
• Pages: 77-112

Contributors

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Żuchowska Marta

• Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa