NÁLEZY RÍMSKO - PROVINCIÁLNEJ KERAMIKY V HROBOCH Z OBDOBIA AVARSKÉHO KAGANÁTU NA ÚZEMÍ SLOVENSKA

• Authors: Rajtár Ján , Zábojník Jozef

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Finds of Roman-provincial ceramics in graves from the period of the Avar Kaganate in Slovakia

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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The occurrence of relics from the Roman era in graves from the period of the Avar Kaganate is not an exceptional phenomenon. Often, they were found in graves at burial grounds from this period in the former territory of the Roman province of Pannonia. Some of these burials were located near or even directly on the sites of former ancient centres. Mostly small metal objects were found, such as buckles, various fittings, keys, etc., which rarely served their original purpose. Among the special objects of Roman-provincial origin in graves from the period of the Avar Kaganate are ceramic vessels. A total of 12 such vessels from six burial sites come from the territory of today’s Slovakia. From the point of view of the range and origin of Roman ceramic vessels, it can be concluded that the egg-shaped jugs made of finely floated, well-fired clay of yellow or orange-yellow colour with a narrow neck, with a slightly or only slightly open mouth, a straight, widened rim and one handle dominate. It can be assumed that the mentioned vessels, which mainly belong to the older Roman period, come from robbed graves, or tombs, especially in the territory of such centres as Carnuntum, Gerulata, or Brigetio. From the overview of contexts with the occurrence of ceramics from the Roman period, it is clear that they are found in graves regardless of the age and gender of the buried person. The appearance of ceramics from the Roman period in graves from the Avar Kaganate period is a significant phenomenon. It is similar to putting in the graves the so-called antique objects, which have rather the function of a kind of amulet, or ‘antiquated’ object.

Keywords

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SOUTHWESTERN SLOVAKIA; AVAR KAGANATE; ROMAN-PROVINCIAL CERAMICS; BURIAL SITE

• Publisher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Archaeological Institute
• Journal: Slovenská archeológia (Slovak Archaeology)
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 71
• Issue: suppl. 3
• Pages: 5 – 26

Contributors

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Rajtár Ján

• Acheologický ústav SAV, v. v. i., Akademická 2, 949 21 Nitra, Slovak Republic

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2473-241X

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Zábojník Jozef

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-5167

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/slovarch.2023.suppl.3.1