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East of the Theater : Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth 19.1), Hardback Book

East of the Theater : Glassware and Glass Production (Corinth 19.1) Hardback

Part of the Corinth series

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Corinth has been an important site for the study of ancient glass since the pioneering work of Gladys Davidson Weinberg.

This volume presents the first attempt at Corinth to analyze the entire corpus of glass found in a single area, that located just east of the Theatre, the focus of excavations conducted by the American School of Classical Studies in the 1980s.

These excavations revealed a north-south street that flanked the Theatre, as well as a series of buildings to its east, part of a residential neighborhood ranging in date from the Early Roman to the Early Byzantine period. In this volume-the first of the final reports from the East of Theatre excavations-the author presents the glass finds, including over 450 cataloged examples of glassworking remains, vessel glass, and non-vessel glass.

Significantly, these finds reveal shifting patterns in vessel types, manufacturing techniques, and trade, as well as evidence for local glass production throughout these periods.

Included among the finds are fragments of two opus sectile panels, evidence of the type of luxurious decoration that once existed in these structures.

This groundbreaking study provides a tantalizing glimpse into the lives of everyday Corinthians, advancing glass studies both within Greece and throughout the Mediterranean.

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