JONES, Janet Duncan

PARKER, Thomas S.

The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan. Final Report on the ‘Limes Arabicus’ Project, 1980-1989, vol. 2

Dumbarton Oaks Studies 40

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, 2006, p. 393-412

fouilles excavations

[284, 1900]

assiette plate bol bowl bouteille bottle bracelet bracelet cruche ewer gobelet beaker lampe lamp pot jar vitre window glass

doré gilded décoration appliquée applied decoration gravé engraved moulé mould cast taillé cut émaillé enamelled

• Glass from the sites excavated by the ‘Limes Arabicus’ Project - some characteristics:
– date:
- the vast majority are from the Byzantine Period;
– archaeological context:
- mainly from the legionary fortress of Al-Lejjūn; some glasses are from the Al-Lejjūn ‘vicus’ and the ‘castella’ of Qaṣr Bashīr and Daʿjāniya;
– forms:
- the great majority of vessels were open shapes: bowls, beakers, lamps, plates,
- other forms (less numerous): bottles, ewers, jars.

• Examples of glass objects:
– Late Roman contexts:
- mould cast vessels (nos 1-3) dated from 1st century B.C. to 1st century A.D., found in a late context.
– Early Byzantine contexts:
- engraved fragments (nos 72-73);
- vessels with blue blobs (nos 84-91);
- window glass:
fragments of “muff” or mould cast panes,
fragments of “crown” glass (nos 135-136);
- fragments of bracelets:
undecorated (no. 137),
relief designs of alternating ridges and circles (no. 141).
– Late Byzantine contexts:
- fragments of lamps:
cylindrical bowls with handles: so-called “tumbler” lamps (nos 102-105),
stemmed lamps (nos 106-107);
- fragments of bracelets (nos 138-140): tooled ridges on outer surface.
– Islamic Period contexts:
- fragments of beaker with gold painted and blue enamelled decoration (no. 134).

  maison
house structures militaires
military structure  fort
fort  église
church  bains
baths

Jordanie Jordan		Al-Lejjūn	consommation
		Daʿjāniya	consommation
		Qaṣr Bāshīr	consommation