KLB_112 Roman Toreutics – metal vessels from the period of Late Roman Republic to Late Antiquity

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Jílek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Věra Klontza, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 M12, except Mon 13. 11.
Prerequisites
KLA_001 Introduction to Class. Arch. || AEB_A01 Introduction to Archaeology || KLBcA01 Introduction to Class. Arch.
Basic knowledge of the Roman art and material culture. Completion of the course KLA_001 - Introduction to Classical Archaeology or AEB_A01 – Introduction to archaeology is obligatory, completion of the courses KLA_012 or AEB_A07c is convenient.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will familiarize the students with development of Roman toreutics. The lectures will provide knowledge of metal vessels. Attention will be paid to find contexts in the Roman Empire and in the Barbaricum, stylistic analysis of ornaments, and function of vessels. After completion of the course, the students will be familiarized with basics of typology and significance of metal vessels in Roman and barbarian societies.
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, students will be able to:
- describe, characterise and fundamentally interpret the Roman metal vessels
- have a good understanding of production and decoration of metal vessels, organization of their production and distribution
- define the significance of metal vessels in Roman and barbarian societies
Syllabus
  • 1. History of research and methodical pitfalls concerning the study of Roman metal vessels.
  • 2. Find contexts in the Roman Empire.
  • 3. Find contexts in the Barbaricum.
  • 4. Bronze-brass vessels of the Late Republic and Early Principate (2nd half of 1st century BC to 1st half of 1st century AD) – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 5. Silver vessels of the Late Republic and Early Principate – (2nd half of 1st century BC to 1st half of 1st century AD) – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 6. Bronze-brass vessels of the 2nd half of 1st century AD to mid-2nd century – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 7. Silver vessels of the 2nd half of 1st century AD to mid-2nd century – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 8. Specific features of development in the Middle Roman Period – the royal tomb of Mušov.
  • 9. The problem of hoards of metal vessels on the Limes.
  • 10. Bronze-brass vessels of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 11. Silver vessels of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD – typology, ornament, functions.
  • 12. The phenomenon of inheritance of metal vessels in barbarian regions. Roman manufacturing traditions in the Migration Period and Early Middle Ages.
Literature
    required literature
  • EGGERS, H.J. Der römische Import im freien Germanien. Hamburg: Museum für Völkerkunde und Vorgeschichte, 1951. info
  • EGGERS, H. J. Zur Absolute Chronologie der römische Kaiserzeit im Freien Germanien. JbRGZM 2, 1955, 196-238.
  • JÍLEK, Jan. Bronzové nádoby z doby římské z Moravy a naddunajské části Dolního Rakouska. Pardubice, 2012.
  • KREKOVIČ, Eduard. Rímske importy na Slovensku. Památky Archeologické 78, 1987, 231-282.
  • PEŠKA, Jaroslav - TEJRAL, Jaroslav. Das Königsgrab aus der älteren römischen Kaiserzeit von Mušov, Mähren (Tschechische Republik). Mainz, 2002.
    recommended literature
  • KUNOW, Jürgen. Die römische Import in der Germania Libera bis zu den Markomannenkriege. Studien zu Bronze- und Glassgefässe. Neumünster, 1983.
  • KÜNZL, Ernst. Germanische Fürstengräber und römisches Silber. Jb. der Lauenburgischen Akademie für Wissenchaft und Kultur. Bd. 1, 1988, 31-53.
  • LUND HANSEN, Ulla. Römischer Import in Norden. Nordiske Fortidsminder. Serie B 10. København, 1987.
  • PETROVSZKY, Richard. Studien zu römischen Bronzegefässen mit Meisterstempel. KSARP 1. Rahden/West., 1993.
  • SEDLMAYER, Helga. Die römischen Bronzegefässe in Noricum. Montagnac, 1999.
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, class discussion
Assessment methods
oral colloquium and summary from a paper about Roman metal vessels
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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