Abstract
The burial cave at ‘En Ya‘al yielded about 480 glass fragments. All but one of the glass vessels was free-blown of translucent colorless, light blue or light green glass. Several vessels were adorned with applied wound glass trails, and one vessel was decorated with shallow, mold-blown ribbing. The glass vessels from the site are typical of two eras: the Early Roman period (second half of the first–second centuries CE) and the Late Roman–Byzantine periods (fourth–seventh centuries CE). The beads—made of glass, carnelian and amethyst—and the metal objects—a ring, bracelets, iron and bronze pendants, a bell, copper/bronze trappings and an iron cross—are characteristic of the Late Roman and Byzantine periods. The finds are therefore associated with the latest phase of use in the burial cave.
Keywords
burial goods, typology
Recommended Citation
Winter, Tamar
(2013)
"The Glass Vessels, Beads and Metal Artifacts from the Burial Cave at ‘En Ya‘al, Jerusalem (Hebrew, pp. 15*–22*; English summary, p. 218),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 76, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1654
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol76/iss1/9
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