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Finds of clay Pipes at archaeological Sites Church of Saint Mary of Kaštel and Posat of Ploče in Dubrovnik
Branka Milošević
orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-0153
; Muzej grada Umaga. Umag, Hrvatska
Nikolina Topić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-0449
; American College of Management and Technology, Dubrovnik, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This article discusses finds of pipes that are dated to the
modern era and were discovered during excavations
at the Benedictine convent St. Mary of Kaštel and at
site Posat of Ploče in the historic centre of Dubrovnik.
Among them are Austro-Hungarian and Turkish types
of pipes as well as one example of the Zelovo type, i.e.
only pipes in shape of the Mediterranean or Eastern
type. The Austro-Hungarian pipes have stamps of the
following workshops: M:HÖNIG / SCHEMNITZ,
M.HÖNIGS WW / SCHEMNITZ, KONRADSOHN
/ SCHEMNITZ, LEOPOLD / GROSS, G.WEIGAND,
PHILIPP / KONRAD / on the disc of the stem THERESIENFELD
and a workshop stamp that is not clearly
legible neither on the stem (Figure 2) nor on the disc
of the stem (Figure 3). Although the stamps were not
preserved on all fragments of the Austro-Hungarian
pipes, we can assign them to this specific type according
to their form. Most of the pipes discussed
in this work belong to the Schemnitz type. One pipe
was made in Theresienfeld in Austria, but there were
also discoveries of pipes that probably belong to the
central European workshop centres. The described Turkish pipes are represented only by four fragments.
Due to the fact that these are only smaller fragment
pieces, we cannot experience their true beauty and the
richness of their decorations and shapes, features for
which oriental pipes are famous and playing a leading
role among all other types. A small oval-shaped stamp
with an Arabic monogram was preserved only on one
fragment.
The Zelovo pipe manufacture is represented by
only one exemplar, which is decorated with the typical
net-like ornament. However, the year of its manufacture
and initials of the master craftsman are missing.
The finds date from the late 18th to the early 20th
century and point to the popularity of the use of clay
pipes during this time. The presence of these finds is
not very surprising as Dubrovnik was one of the largest
centres in the Mediterranean and has an abundance
of various finds throughout the entire history.
Pipes could have arrived in Dubrovnik through trade,
by sea or overland, but also through soldiers and seamen
which were heavy consumers of tobacco.
Ključne riječi
Austro-Hungarian type; tobacco; Dubrovnik; clay pipes; Posat of Ploče; Church of Saint Mary of Kaštel; Turkish type; Zelovo type
Hrčak ID:
92547
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Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2012.
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