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Glass fish from Archaeological museum in Zagreb, Croatia

A fragment of the remarkable vessel in the form of a fish is kept in the Zagreb Archaeological Museum. It was purchased in Belgrade through the mediation of a commissioner S. Trojanović in 1914. It is a known fact that it originates from Viminacium. The fish is around 16 to17 centimeters long. Its head and tail are well-preserved. Blue, yellow and red stripes had been applied on a white background ; subsequently, these were stretched out and thereafter the fish was additionally shaped into the desired shape. Its mouth, eyes, spinal and ventral fins made of blue glass were subsequently added. The side fins are yellow in color. Similar fish can be found in the Hermitage and in the Corning Museum. The fish from the Hermitage originates from Chersones in the Crimea. Since Viminacium has a good connection with the Black Sea via Danube, we might as well look for the workshops that produced this unique glassware in this particular area. The fish from the Corning Museum was initially dated in the 1st century, but after the publication of Chersones its dating was changed to the 2nd, i.e. 3rd century. The authors of this text would opt for the earlier date, because the choice of the colors and the style of decorations are much closer to the glass objects a core formed in the centuries before Christ, whereas they are not known in the 2nd and the 3rd century.

Glass fish; Archaeological museum in Zagreb; Viminacium

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