GOBLETS OF NAKHCHIVAN OF THE LATE BRONZE-EARLY IRON EPOCH
Keywords:
Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Period,, archaeological site, ceramics, Glass.Abstract
The epoch of late bronze-early iron is marked by several cardinal changes in the history and culture of Nakhchivan. It was during this period that new types of burials and famous cyclopean structures appeared. Handicraft, especially pottery, developed. New forms and types of ceramic products came into use. Among the kitchen and dining room vessels, goblets attract attention. Goblets are divided into two types according to their clay, shape, and ornamentation:
1. Goblets made of gray or black-gray clay, without a specially designed neck.
2. Goblets made of pink clay with a high cylindrical neck. Goblets of the first type have scarce ornamentation; there are only parallel or wavy lines at the rim. In contrast, goblets of the second type are richly ornamented. Mostly ornaments are located on the shoulders and on the high cylindrical neck of the glasses.The goblets of the above types existed mainly from the second half of the second millennium to the middle of the first millennium BC.
