Histria antiqua, Vol. 19 No. 19, 2010.
Original scientific paper
LIFE IN THE MARITIME VILLA IN VERIGE BAY IN THE EARLY EMPIRE IN THE LIGHT OF THE IMPORTED CERAMIC AND GLASS OBJECTS
Vlasta BEGOVIĆ DVORŽAK
; Institut za arheologiju Ul. Grada Vukovara 68 HR - 10 000 Zagreb
Ivančica DVORŽAK SCHRUNK
; University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota 55105 USA
Abstract
Rich architecture and sculptural decoration of the peristyle, porticoes, exedras, gardens, baths, and temples of the
early imperial maritime villa in Verige Bay on the Brioni islands have been known for over a century. However,
the findings of ceramics and glass were neglected in the early excavation reports and never properly published.
The archaeological investigations in the Verige, maritime villa site and the harbor conducted under the direction of Mario
Jurišić, Marijan Orlić, Josip Šmic and Vlasta Begović (Republički zavod za zaštitu spomenika, Ministry of Culture) and
Mira Pavletić and Antun Vitasović (National park Brijuni) between 1985 and 1997 yielded a corpus of over 2500 finds,
including pottery, coins, glass vessels, metal objects and loom weights. Only the coins have been published to date by L.
Bekić. These systematic excavations provided the most needed evidence of imported tableware, glassware and lamps,
which shed much light on the owners’ social life during the period of the most ambitious building activities in Verige
in the Early Empire. The selected craft objects are only very broadly representative of the most active and prosperous
period of the maritime villa. Roman elite lived in the surroundings of luxury items of craft. The findings of tableware,
glassware and oil lamps from the harbor of the maritime villa in Verige Bay date from the period of the building of
luxurious amenities in the Early Imperial period - from the late Augustan to the Trajanic period.
Keywords
roman pottery; 1st - 2nd century; maritime villa; Brioni islands
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85453
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Publication date:
1.11.2010.
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