New find of a Roman lantern from the Czech Republic

0582216 - ÚJF 2024 RIV SK eng J - Journal Article
Vích, D. - Jílek, J. - Kmošek, Jiří
New find of a Roman lantern from the Czech Republic.
Zborník Slovenského národného múzea. Roč. 33, CXVII (2023), s. 161-170. ISSN 1336-6637
Institutional support: RVO:61389005
Keywords : Barbaricum * Czech Republic * lantern * Roman import * Roman perion * XRF analysis
OECD category: Inorganic and nuclear chemistry
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.55015/YWES1365

New find of a Roman lantern from the Czech Republic. In 2021, a functionally undetermined ring and a deformed upright of a Roman lantern were discovered with the help of a metal detector on the slope of the Hušák hill in the cadastral district of Lázy (district Svitavy). Both objects exhibit a similar metal composition. This is the second published find of a part of a Roman lantern from the territory of the Czech Republic and from the Barbaricum in general. The question remains whether the presence of a Roman lantern is related to the evidenced military intervention in the form of a Roman temporary military camp at the nearby town of Jevíčko, and whether the deposition on the slope of a prominent landmark was connected with ritual activities, or with metalworking, or with both.
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