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1,800-Year-Old Roman Glass Fish Found in Woman’s Grave in Poland Reveals the Luxury World of Barbarian Europe
A fish-shaped Roman glass vessel found in a woman’s grave in northern Poland has become one of the most striking objects from the Czarnówko cemetery, a vast burial ground near Lębork. Dating to the late 2nd or very early 3rd century CE, the delicate vessel points to a world in which Roman luxury goods travelled…
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New Study: Mysterious Marks on Roman Glass Decoded — Diatreta Symbols Finally Make Sense
For more than two centuries, scholars have admired the technical brilliance of Roman diatreta — the famous “cage cups” with their delicate open-work walls. Yet one small detail on some of these vessels has gone largely unnoticed: a set of abstract symbols carved into the inscription band. A new study now argues that these marks…