Vessel Glass

Athenian Agora

by Gladys Davidson Weinberg, E. Marianne Stern

The authors present 404 glass vessels excavated in the Athenian Agora. Although mostly fragmentary, examples are given of almost every type of glass known from the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods, and representative finds from Byzantine and later times. The remarkable value of this contribution to the history of glass is that so many of the fragments from the Agora can be dated by context. The catalogued objects are discussed by period and shape with extensive descriptions of the various techniques of their manufacture. An appendix to the volume presents evidence for a possible Late Roman glass furnace in the Agora. The wide scope of glass vessel types presented in this volume will provide an essential reference book for those interested in glass known from antiquity.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 2008

About the author

Also published under Gladys R. Davidson

Gladys Davidson Weinberg


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Gladys Davidson Weinberg


Born December 27, 1909
New York City
Died January 14, 2002 (aged 92)
Columbia Missouri
Occupation(s) archaeologist, librarian
Gladys Davidson Weinberg (December 27, 1909 – January 14, 2002) was an American archaeologist known for her work on ancient and medieval glass and its manufacture in the Mediterranean.[1] She was the editor of Archaeology magazine from 1952 to 1967.

Early life and education
She was born Gladys Davidson in New York City to Hebrew literary scholar Israel Davidson and Carrie (Dreyfuss) Davidson, one of two daughters. She received a B.A. from New York University in 1930 and her Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1935. Her dissertation was about the excavations at Corinth.

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