An exceptional cut beaker of emerald-green glass from the Chernyakhov culture settlement of Komarov on the middle Dniester: glass composition, raw materials and origin

The paper reviews an unusual composition of a thick-walled facet cut beaker dating to the second half of the 4th - early 5th centuries which is made from emerald green glass. It differs from contemporary analogies coming from the Chernyakhov culture area and the Roman provinces. The closest composition has been identified for the glass of vessels of similar color dating to the 1st century AD. Presumably, the glass of earlier vessels was recycled to fabricate the discussed beaker. European provinces of the Roman Empire appear to be the most likely place where this beaker was made; yet the workshops located beyond the Roman limes in the areas inhabited by the barbarians cannot be excluded either.