The glass from Borg, an early medieval chieftain's farm in Norway

Author

Henderson, Julian; Holand, Ingegerd

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Medieval archaeology. 1992, Vol. 36, 29-58, 14 ill.; 1 diagram; 1 map

ISSN

0076-6097

Abstract (en)

Excavations at the farm of Borg on Vestvågøy Island, Northern Norway, yielded an imported assemblage of glass, ca.550-1000, including vessel types, ornamentation, and compositions which are rare or even unknown elsewhere. A programme of chemical analyses has augmented typological study, and led to new insights into the manufacture and exchange of glass in early medieval North West Europe.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Ceramics and glass -- Norway
• Borg (NOR)
• Farms
• Norway
• 500-1000
• Glass (objects)
• Ornament
• Typology (formal)
• Scientific analysis
• Excavations
• Archaeological finds
• Medieval
• Manufacture

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Céramique et verre -- Norvège
• Borg (NOR)
• Ferme
• Norvège
• 500-1000
• Verre
• Ornement
• Typologie (formelle)
• Analyse scientifique
• Fouilles
• Trouvaille
• Moyen Age
• Fabrication

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940701-00345405

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