11 · IMPORTATION · MEDITERRANEAN CONTACT
Travelling objects Mediterranean objects in the oases
Glass and amphorae show exchanges with the Mediterranean, not necessarily Roman government over the oases.
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History and context Glass, amphorae and other Mediterranean goods reached Jarma, Zinchecra and Saniat Jibril via routes and intermediaries.
Each import must retain its stratum and inventory. Its presence does not prove a colony, Roman domination or a direct caravan from the workshop.
Mediterranean amphorae, glass and tableware reached settlements in the Fezzan and allow dating of connections. Their internal distribution also informs about local consumption and selection.
Place of manufacture does not equal direct journey: caravans, ports and intermediaries could have intervened. Importation also does not prove Roman sovereignty.
Evidence and interpretation Imported materials are excavated. Exact route, intermediaries, price and political control are generally unknown.
Catalogue facts
Narrative date Mainly Roman period
Location Fezzan settlements
Material Glass, amphorae and Mediterranean goods
Context Long-distance exchange
Curatorial reading The documented fact and its interpretation appear separately in the evidence block.
Goods Amphorae, glass and other Mediterranean manufactures
Limit Route and intermediaries rarely identified
Documentary coverage 3 museum, heritage, primary corpus or research sources for this stop. Glass6 Ceramics56 Vessels70 Exchange and trade33
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Ceramics Current object, without a comparable date: Travelling objects .
Dolní Věstonice I · ≈29,000–27,000 years · PrehistoryBefore Sumer · mid-6th–5th millennium BCE · SumerTwin-chambered vessel from Cova de l’Or · Early Neolithic · VI–V millennia BCE · PrehistoryBefore Egypt · ca. 4400–3800 BCE · Ancient EgyptBefore Nubia · V–IV millennium BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushBefore Gojoseon · Middle Neolithic, c. 4000 BCE · Gojoseon and early KoreaBevel-rimmed bowl · ca. 3500–3000 BCE · SumerBefore Yayoi · Middle Jōmon, ca. 3000 BCE · Yayoi JapanVasiliki · ca. 2500–2200 BCE · Greek worldsBefore the Greeks · c. 2400–2200 BCE · Greek worldsCemetery R-37 · ca. 2550–2030 BCE · Indus civilisationBefore Ancient China · c. 2500–2000 BCE · Ancient ChinaLongshan · c. 2500–2000 BCE · Ancient ChinaKerma vessel · c. 1802–1640 BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushBurial at K IV · circa 1750–1550 BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushBefore Vedic India · c. 1900–1300 BCE · Vedic and later Indian worldsOsmankayası and Ilıca · ca. 1700/1650–1200 BCE · HittitesGrey bowl from Hastinapura · c. 1100–800 BCE in the classical sequence of Hastinapura · Vedic and later Indian worldsBefore Etruscans and Rome · ca. 850–800 BCE · Etruscans and RomeThe urn under the helmet · 9th–8th centuries BCE · Etruscans and RomeCeramic stand 1010 · 8th–7th centuries BCE · orientalizing · IberiansIshtar Gate · 7th–6th centuries BCE · work of Nebuchadnezzar II · SumerGlazed brick guards · 522–486 BCE · Achaemenid PersiaOrpheus among the Thracians · circa 440 BCE; attributed to the London Painter E 497. · ThraciansThe Attic krater that took on a new life in Cástulo · 4th century BCE · Greek worldsThoth in the form of a baboon · 664–30 BCE · Ancient EgyptLeipzig Fish Plate · Last third 4th–early 3rd century BCE · Greek worldsDove of the Amarejo · 3rd century BCE · IberiansVas dels Guerrers · 3rd–early 2nd century BCE · IberiansWarriors' Vase · 3rd–2nd centuries BCE · IberiansNorthern mound · 2nd–1st centuries BCE · Yayoi JapanKalathos of Alcorisa · 2nd–1st centuries BCE · IberiansUrewe vessel · regional range c. 800 BCE–650 CE · Bantu-speaking worldsTwo rows of coffins · Mainly Middle Yayoi, 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · Yayoi JapanCeramics that continued · Last third of the 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · IberiansEgyptian oil lamp with a fish, held in Laon · 3rd–4th centuries CE · Ancient EgyptLaon lamp with fish · 3rd–4th centuries CE · Etruscans and RomeKabusanza, ca. 400 · ca. 400 CE · Batwa / Twa historiesMissing grave goods · 13th–15th centuries according to the heritage overview · Bantu-speaking worldsWithout a comparable date (not part of the chronological order):
Vessels Current object, without a comparable date: Travelling objects .
Before Sumer · mid-6th–5th millennium BCE · SumerTwin-chambered vessel from Cova de l’Or · Early Neolithic · VI–V millennia BCE · PrehistoryBefore Egypt · ca. 4400–3800 BCE · Ancient EgyptBefore Nubia · V–IV millennium BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushBefore Gojoseon · Middle Neolithic, c. 4000 BCE · Gojoseon and early KoreaBevel-rimmed bowl · ca. 3500–3000 BCE · SumerUruk Vase · ca. 3300–3000 BCE · SumerBefore Yayoi · Middle Jōmon, ca. 3000 BCE · Yayoi JapanVasiliki · ca. 2500–2200 BCE · Greek worldsBefore the Greeks · c. 2400–2200 BCE · Greek worldsBefore Ancient China · c. 2500–2000 BCE · Ancient ChinaLongshan · c. 2500–2000 BCE · Ancient ChinaKerma vessel · c. 1802–1640 BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushGrave Circle A and Chrysolakkos · 18th–16th centuries BCE · Greek worldsBefore Vedic India · c. 1900–1300 BCE · Vedic and later Indian worldsJue · c. sixteenth century BCE · Ancient ChinaPithos · c. 1450–1375 BCE · Greek worldsTutankhamun's grave goods · death towards 1323 BCE · Ancient EgyptStag Vessel · 14th–13th centuries BCE · HittitesValchitran · second half of the 14th century–beginning of the 13th century BCE, according to NAIM; other publications use wider intervals from the Late Bronze. · ThraciansLiding · 12th–11th centuries BCE · Ancient ChinaBefore the Iberias · Final Bronze, c. 1000 BCE · IberiansGrey bowl from Hastinapura · c. 1100–800 BCE in the classical sequence of Hastinapura · Vedic and later Indian worldsBefore Etruscans and Rome · ca. 850–800 BCE · Etruscans and RomeThe urn under the helmet · 9th–8th centuries BCE · Etruscans and RomeTomb 1 at Kuntur Wasi · c. 800 BCE · Pre-Inca culturesRegolini-Galassi tomb · ca. 675–650 BCE · Etruscans and RomeThe great Greek krater of Vix · ≈530–500 BCE · Greek worldsScorțaru cauldron · 6th–5th centuries BCE · ThraciansVix Tomb · c. 500 BCE · Celtic worldsOrpheus among the Thracians · circa 440 BCE; attributed to the London Painter E 497. · ThraciansTwenty-six voiceless signs · 5th–4th centuries BCE · Scythians and SakaRogozen · mainly 5th–4th centuries BCE; The set has a history of accumulation, not a single manufacturing date. · ThraciansGrave goods of Baza and Toya · First half of the 4th century BCE · IberiansThe Attic krater that took on a new life in Cástulo · 4th century BCE · Greek worldsThe silver amphora of Chertomlyk · 4th century BCE · Greek worldsThe Kul-Oba vase · 4th century BCE · Greek worldsFaces of the Steppe · Second half of the 4th century BCE · Scythians and SakaPoroina Mare Rhyton · Second half of the 4th century BCE · ThraciansBorovo · 4th century BC C.; 350–300 BCE in the ISAW catalog. · ThraciansLeipzig Fish Plate · Last third 4th–early 3rd century BCE · Greek worldsGolyamata Kosmatka · End of the 4th century – beginning of the 3rd century BCE; ritual burial at the beginning of the III according to Iskra. · ThraciansPanagyurishte · late 4th century – early 3rd century BCE, towards 300 BCE · ThraciansDove of the Amarejo · 3rd century BCE · IberiansMairena Hoard · 3rd century BCE · IberiansVase from Chão de Lamas · Piece: III–II centuries BCE · concealment ≈110–76 BCE · IberiansVas dels Guerrers · 3rd–early 2nd century BCE · IberiansWarriors' Vase · 3rd–2nd centuries BCE · IberiansThe dismantled cauldron · 2nd–1st centuries BCE · Celtic worldsKalathos of Alcorisa · 2nd–1st centuries BCE · IberiansPatera from Perotito · Second half of the 2nd–beginnings of the 1st century BCE · IberiansUrewe vessel · regional range c. 800 BCE–650 CE · Bantu-speaking worldsTwo rows of coffins · Mainly Middle Yayoi, 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · Yayoi JapanCeramics that continued · Last third of the 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · IberiansRoman glass oinochoe · Late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Etruscans and RomeGladiators Cup of Chavagnes · 25–75 CE · Etruscans and RomeEgyptian oil lamp with a fish, held in Laon · 3rd–4th centuries CE · Ancient EgyptLaon lamp with fish · 3rd–4th centuries CE · Etruscans and RomeWater in a shell · 1816–1826 · San historiesWithout a comparable date (not part of the chronological order):
Exchange and trade Current object, without a comparable date: Travelling objects .
Weights · ca. 2600–1900 BCE · Indus civilisationBefore the Hittites · c. 19th century BCE · HittitesKerma vessel · c. 1802–1640 BCE · Nubia, Kerma and KushIvory in Nimrud · 9th–8th centuries BCE · PhoeniciansMotagua jade · c. 900–600 BCE · Maya worldsThe so-called ‘Priest of Cádiz’ · 7th century BCE · PhoeniciansThe so-called ‘Priest of Cádiz’ · 7th century BCE · IberiansThe Gallery of the Conch Shells · Main use c. 800–500 BCE · Pre-Inca culturesMazarrón 1 · Second half of the 7th century BCE · PhoeniciansMazarrón 2 · Second half of the 7th century BCE · PhoeniciansIvory with names · End of the 7th century–first half of the 6th century BCE · PhoeniciansThe inscription of Pistiros · 4th century BCE · ThraciansYan knife-money in the Gojoseon sphere · 4th–3rd centuries BCE · Ancient ChinaLead tablet · 4th–3rd centuries BCE · IberiansA coin with the memory of a blade · 323–222 BCE · Gojoseon and early KoreaCeramics that continued · Last third of the 2nd century BCE–1st century CE · IberiansRoman glass oinochoe · Late 1st century BCE–early 1st century CE · Etruscans and RomeMoulds for gold · 9th–11th centuries CE · Mande WorldsMissing grave goods · 13th–15th centuries according to the heritage overview · Bantu-speaking worldsCatalan Atlas · after 1375 and before November 1380 · Mande WorldsKilwa coin · 1482–1493 · Bantu-speaking worldsWithout a comparable date (not part of the chronological order):
A closer look About 1 min to read · 1 section. Further reading and sources · free access. Editorial review recorded: September 5, 2026 .
A glass shell reached the oasis In Saniat Jibril a fragment of colourless glass in the shape of a shell was found, coming from a type of vessel decorated with marine creatures added to the exterior. The study by C. Tagart compares it with examples from Rome, Cologne and Trier, generally dated to the fourth century CE. The find introduces a specific technique: the vessel was blown and its ornaments were made separately before being applied. A tiny fragment can, by its manufacturing procedure and its parallels, connect the oasis with distant-reaching consumption repertoires.
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