Preliminary communication
Ceramic cups from the medieval castle of Vrbovec in Klenovec Humski
Tatjana Tkalčec
orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-7706
; Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper analyses the finds of ceramic cups from the medieval castle of Vrbovec in Klenovec Humski. The castle was inhabited from the end of the 12th to the end of the 15th century, and at the beginning of the 16th century, when a modern period wooden tower with the function of a watchtower, but also a sort of an aristocratic manor house, was erected on top of the dilapidated castle. Finds of ceramic cups originate from the stratigraphically excavated archaeological layers, enabling us to ascertain the period they belong in. The finds from the Vrbovec castle represent an extremely significant comparative material for the study of various segments of medieval archaeology in this area, but also beyond. The paper also presents new insights into the problem of ascertaining which workshop certain types and finds of ceramic cups originated from.
Keywords
Vrbovec castle; archaeological excavation; tableware; ceramic cup; pottery workshop; Late Middle Ages; 13th – 16th century; Klenovec Humski
Hrčak ID:
269899
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2021.
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