Glassware From the Ancient Monuments of Lowland Karabakh

There are a lot of glassware among the archaeological materials revealed from the ancient monuments of Lowland Karabakh, especially from the burial monuments.From the Shortepe in Barda region, Galatepe in Aghjabadi district, Govurgala in Aghdam region and other monuments were founded glass bowls, bottles, plates, jugs, as well as various decorations that were made by the technique of casting and blasting.The artifacts identified in this area can be divided into three groups: locally produced items; antique imports that came to Caucasian Albania as a result of its extensive trade and economic ties with the outside world; local production emulating antique imports.All glassware from the monuments of Caucasian Albania, based on forms and functionality, is classified into five main groups: balsamaria, bottles, glasses, jugs, and bowls.Analysis of glassware shows that the beginning of the local glass production in Albania dated by the end of the II-III centuries AD.Glassware related to the previous centuries were brought to Albania from the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire as a result of the trade relations.