New find of a roman lantern from the Czech Republic

• Authors: Vích David , Jílek Jan , Kmošek Jiří
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In 2021, a functionally undetermined ring and a deformed upright of a Roman lantern were discovered with the help of a metal detector on the slope of the Hušák hill in the cadastral district of Lázy (district Svitavy). Both objects exhibit a similar metal composition. This is the second published find of a part of a Roman lantern from the territory of the Czech Republic and from the Barbaricum in general. The question remains whether the presence of a Roman lantern is related to the evidenced military intervention in the form of a Roman temporary military camp at the nearby town of Jevíčko, and whether the deposition on the slope of a prominent landmark was connected with ritual activities, or with metalworking, or with both.

Keywords

EN

Czech Republic; barbaricum; roman period; roman import; lantern; XRF analysis

• Publisher: Slovak National Museum – Archaeological Museum
• Journal: Zborník Slovenského národného múzea Archeológia
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 117
• Pages: 161-170

Contributors

author

Vích David

• Regionální muzeum ve Vysokém Mýtě, A. V. Šembery 125, CZ – 566 01 Vysoké Mýto, Czech Republic

author

Jílek Jan

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Kmošek Jiří

Identifiers

DOI

10.55015/YWES1365