The chemical composition of a fragment from the Hedwig beaker excavated at the Royal Palace at Buda (Budapest)
The chemical composition of a fragment from the Hedwig beaker excavated at the Royal Palace at Buda (Budapest)
Author(s): Karl Hans Wedepohl, Andreas KronzSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Local History / Microhistory, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Royal Palace at Buda;excavation; glass bakers;
Summary/Abstract: Several publications since Czihak have dealt with the shape, decoration and origin of a peculiar group of conical glass beakers with cut ornaments called after Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174-1243). Fourteen complete beakers and fragments of ten additional vessels are known from the respective literature. They have thick walls, a foot ring and range in height from 8 to 15 cm. Their relief shaped ornaments, cut on a wheel, represent pictures of lions, eagles, griffins, ivy leafs, life trees, stars, shells, almonds, etc.
Journal: Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 60/2009
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 441-443
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
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