Painted Glassware from Olbia Pontica

O. O. Puklina

doi:10.15407/archaeologyua2026.01.018

O. O. Puklina Head of the Research Department of Archeology, the National Museum of the History of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-1795

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/archaeologyua2026.01.018

Keywords: Northern Black Sea Region, Olbia Pontica, Hellenistic period, Roman period, glass vessels.

Abstract

Painted glassware from Olbia Pontica is a rare category of ancient artefacts. It is of great importance for studying cultural contacts in the Northern Black Sea region. The publication is devoted to the study of painted glassware and examines the technological methods used in its manufacture.

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