Augsburg
Roman glass exhibit in the museum
around town
Churches
Roman Museum
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blue crater, early 4th century
Glassware from Cologne more in the Cologne museum
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Above, center: Cologne, 2rd - 3th century AD with snake threads, the Kölner Schnörkel. Vessels of these design were frequently part of a set. Back right: Decanter with snake threads. Ahrweiler near Cologne, 3rd century.
Below: Early 4th century AD, with typical zigziag borders and “tear nobs”.
a variety of other glassware ![]()
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an arrangement of glass shards found in Augsburg
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The details below – not clear as they were excerpted from the photo at below left – describe the finds and location, as well as the various vessel types.
around town
Churches
Roman Museum
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