Georgy Lomtadze
State Historical Museum, Archaeology, Faculty Member
- Classical Archaeology, Archaeology, Museum Studies, Greek Archaeology, Ceramics (Archaeology), Museum, and 33 moreBlack Sea region, Greek Pottery, Greek Colonisation, History, Ancient History, Classics, Material Culture Studies, Roman History, Archaeological Method & Theory, Ceramic Analysis (Archaeology), Pottery (Archaeology), Ancient economies (Archaeology), Archaeology of pre-Roman Italy, Ancient Trade & Commerce (Archaeology), Amphorae (Archaeology), Ancient economy, Romanization, Archaeology of Southern Italy, Roman Art, Roman Archaeology, Greek transport amphorae, Bosporan Kingdom, Black Sea Region Archaeology, Trade, Ceramics, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, Hellenistic Pottery, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Terracotta Figurines, East Greek Pottery, History of Ancient Macedonia, Greek Architecture, and Greek Vasesedit
- Ceramic, amphorae, fortificationedit
The article is devoted to the publication of two Late Heraclean amphoras from the cache of burial 1, kurgan 1 of the Chebotarev VII burial ground, located in the Aksai district of the Rostov-on-Don region. According to the metric and... more
The article is devoted to the publication of two Late Heraclean amphoras
from the cache of burial 1, kurgan 1 of the Chebotarev VII burial ground,
located in the Aksai district of the Rostov-on-Don region. According to the metric
and morphological characteristics, both amphoras belong to the CIVA2 type according
to the classification of S.Yu. Vnukov and date back no earlier than the
third quarter of the 1st century AD. Comparison of published specimens with amphoras
from a well-known mound near the village of Thresholds (Yampolsky district,
Vinnitsa region, Ukrainian SSR) allows us to date them within the limits of
the end of the 1st century AD.
from the cache of burial 1, kurgan 1 of the Chebotarev VII burial ground,
located in the Aksai district of the Rostov-on-Don region. According to the metric
and morphological characteristics, both amphoras belong to the CIVA2 type according
to the classification of S.Yu. Vnukov and date back no earlier than the
third quarter of the 1st century AD. Comparison of published specimens with amphoras
from a well-known mound near the village of Thresholds (Yampolsky district,
Vinnitsa region, Ukrainian SSR) allows us to date them within the limits of
the end of the 1st century AD.
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This is a publication of a Late-Hellenistic terracotta vessel fashioned as a sleeping slave: a man reclining on his left side with his hands folded under his head. The motif of this vessel belongs to the well-known iconographic types... more
This is a publication of a Late-Hellenistic terracotta vessel fashioned as a sleeping slave: a man reclining on his left side with his hands folded under his head. The motif of this vessel belongs to the well-known iconographic types depicting a lazy (or tired) slave waiting for his master with a lantern and/or something like a basket. Although such genre scenes are rare in the Northern Black Sea region, they became especially popular in the Mediterranean during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, and therefore were often depicted on oil lamps or small vessels. It is most likely that the fashion for these items came from Italy. The shaped vessel found at the
settlement “Akhtanizovskaya-4” is a new example of an item associated with the daily life of the Late Hellenistic – early Roman population of the Cimmerian Bosporus. The published vessel dates from the second and first centuries BC.
settlement “Akhtanizovskaya-4” is a new example of an item associated with the daily life of the Late Hellenistic – early Roman population of the Cimmerian Bosporus. The published vessel dates from the second and first centuries BC.
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The Residence of Chrysaliskos is one of the most interesting Late Hellenistic fortified constructions, situated in the north-eastern part of the Taman Peninsula. It was excavated in 1970-1973 by Nikolay Sokol’skiy. This house, which was a... more
The Residence of Chrysaliskos is one of the most interesting Late Hellenistic fortified constructions, situated in the north-eastern part of the Taman Peninsula. It was excavated in 1970-1973 by Nikolay Sokol’skiy. This house, which was a residence of a powerful Bosporan official during the reign of king Asandros, was destroyed in a great fire. In the layers of destruction, an important pottery assemblage was unearthed. The materials from the excavations have been preliminary published but without any special analysis of the ceramic complex. We could not distinguish exactly all the production centers of this pottery without archaeometric studies, but according to visual characteristics the main part of them belong to Bosporan sigillata, a local group of pottery distributed only in the Bosporan kingdom. Some Pergamene and Knidian vessels as well as their local imitations were also found here. A separate
group of pottery of the same shape as Bosporan sigillata was covered with black slip.
Several lekythos and unguentaria are also present in the article. Lamps of jug-shape type, typical for the late Hellenistic period, are the most common group among lighting equipment.
This article is the revised version of the publication in English in the volume of the International Association for Research on Pottery of the Hellenistic Period (Lomtadze, Zhuravlev 2020).
All the parallels for different pottery groups came from Crimea and Taman peninsula, as
well as from other regions of the Black sea area and Mediterranean, mainly from the contexts
of the second quarter of the 1st century BC
From our point of view the Residence of Chrysaliskos could have been destroyed in the
late third – early fourth quarter of the 1st century B.C., however it is still not evident what exact
historic events could have caused such considerable devastation.
group of pottery of the same shape as Bosporan sigillata was covered with black slip.
Several lekythos and unguentaria are also present in the article. Lamps of jug-shape type, typical for the late Hellenistic period, are the most common group among lighting equipment.
This article is the revised version of the publication in English in the volume of the International Association for Research on Pottery of the Hellenistic Period (Lomtadze, Zhuravlev 2020).
All the parallels for different pottery groups came from Crimea and Taman peninsula, as
well as from other regions of the Black sea area and Mediterranean, mainly from the contexts
of the second quarter of the 1st century BC
From our point of view the Residence of Chrysaliskos could have been destroyed in the
late third – early fourth quarter of the 1st century B.C., however it is still not evident what exact
historic events could have caused such considerable devastation.
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The aim of this article is to analyse and present amphora complex found in 2015 at the settlement Golubitskaya 2, situated in the eastern part of the Taman peninsula. The vessels were found in a household pit No. 19 in the central part of... more
The aim of this article is to analyse and present amphora complex found in 2015 at the settlement Golubitskaya 2, situated in the eastern part of the Taman peninsula. The vessels were found in a household pit No. 19 in the central part of the site. The pit was filled with almost clear layer which in its upper part was covered with the horizon dating to the late 5th – early 4th century BC. On the bottom of the pit there were amphorae belonging to the given complex, altogether 14 complete and damaged vessels, which were produced in Chios, Thasos, Mende and probably Peparet (Ikos). There were traces of repair on some of them. The pit must have been used as a place to throw away wasted garbage. According to the amphorae and the covering layer dating, the complex should be dated to the last quarter of the 5th century BC.
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In the course of the 2015 field season, the Bosporan Archaeological Expedition under the auspices of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts on the Mount Mithridates (the NVM trench), uncovered an accumualtion of amphorae from various... more
In the course of the 2015 field season, the Bosporan Archaeological Expedition under the auspices of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts on the Mount Mithridates (the NVM trench), uncovered an accumualtion of amphorae from various production centers (constuction no. 54), all dating from the 80s of the 4th century BCE. Since the examination of this complex has not been completed, it is not yet possible to say anything definitive about its original purpose. In some of the amphorae remnants of resinous substance, presumably related to what they once contained, have been detected. In 2016, samples of these substances were extricated and analyzed on the basis of the Kurchatov complex.
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Результаты исследований 2010-2015 годов Боспорской (Пантикапейской) экспедиции ГМИИ им. А.С. Пушкина на Новом Верхнем Митридатском раскопе позволяют существенно расширить наши представления о ранней истории Пантикапея. Впервые в истории... more
Результаты исследований 2010-2015 годов Боспорской (Пантикапейской) экспедиции ГМИИ им. А.С. Пушкина на Новом Верхнем Митридатском раскопе позволяют существенно расширить наши представления о ранней истории Пантикапея. Впервые в истории раскопок на горе Митридат, были открыты надежно датируемые, сооруженные на материковом грунте, древнейшие остатки наземных монументальных построек. Крайне важно, что эти объекты были перекрыты мощным слоем пожарища.
В связи с этим, важнейшей задачей является анализ массового керамического материала, обнаруженного в слоях связанных с исследованными сооружениями. Отметим, что в результате раскопок получено достаточно большое количество находок. Работа по их обработке еще не завершена, поэтому наши выводы пока носят только предварительный характер.
В связи с этим, важнейшей задачей является анализ массового керамического материала, обнаруженного в слоях связанных с исследованными сооружениями. Отметим, что в результате раскопок получено достаточно большое количество находок. Работа по их обработке еще не завершена, поэтому наши выводы пока носят только предварительный характер.
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This paper is devoted to bronzes found during the excavations of the fortified settlement known as “Akhtanizovskaya 4” in the Taman peninsula. One of the bronzes is a palmette-leaf with tendrils from a candelabrum, another – an upper part... more
This paper is devoted to bronzes found during the excavations of the fortified settlement known as “Akhtanizovskaya 4”
in the Taman peninsula. One of the bronzes is a palmette-leaf with tendrils from a candelabrum, another – an upper part
of a large open-mouthed vessel. The XRF-analyses of the vessel fragment shows a high zinc content in the multi-component
alloy comparable with those in the Early Imperial sestertii and dupondii. The palmette-leaf may be dated by its style
between the 1st century B. C. and the 1st century A. D. As the settlement existed no later than the late 1st century B. C.
an earlier date within this period is most likely.
in the Taman peninsula. One of the bronzes is a palmette-leaf with tendrils from a candelabrum, another – an upper part
of a large open-mouthed vessel. The XRF-analyses of the vessel fragment shows a high zinc content in the multi-component
alloy comparable with those in the Early Imperial sestertii and dupondii. The palmette-leaf may be dated by its style
between the 1st century B. C. and the 1st century A. D. As the settlement existed no later than the late 1st century B. C.
an earlier date within this period is most likely.
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This article deals with the chronology of the fortifi cations of the Akhtanizovskaya 4 settlement during the last period of its existence. The citadel was located on the cape in the north-western part of the Akhtanizovsky fi rth.... more
This article deals with the chronology of the fortifi cations of the Akhtanizovskaya 4 settlement during the
last period of its existence. The citadel was located on the cape in the north-western part of the Akhtanizovsky
fi rth. According to the surveys and aerial photography, the size of the fortifi ed area was about 108 by 112
meters. Instrumental for the dating of this edifi ce is a section of a moat discovered in 2012–2014. The moat
was fi lled right before the building of the citadel. Based on the fi nds (fragments of amphorae and glazed
ceramics, coins, terracotta fi gurines etc.) from the fi ll of the moat and from the stratum associated with the
destruction of the citadel walls, it is possible to assume that the citadel was built in the middle — third
quarter of the 1st century BC; it was most probably destroyed in the course of the internecine (the so-called
Polemon) war in the Bosporos, i.e. during the last 15 years of the 1st century BC.
last period of its existence. The citadel was located on the cape in the north-western part of the Akhtanizovsky
fi rth. According to the surveys and aerial photography, the size of the fortifi ed area was about 108 by 112
meters. Instrumental for the dating of this edifi ce is a section of a moat discovered in 2012–2014. The moat
was fi lled right before the building of the citadel. Based on the fi nds (fragments of amphorae and glazed
ceramics, coins, terracotta fi gurines etc.) from the fi ll of the moat and from the stratum associated with the
destruction of the citadel walls, it is possible to assume that the citadel was built in the middle — third
quarter of the 1st century BC; it was most probably destroyed in the course of the internecine (the so-called
Polemon) war in the Bosporos, i.e. during the last 15 years of the 1st century BC.
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Research Interests: Ancient History, Cultural History, Classical Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Greek Literature, and 21 moreGreek Tragedy, Iconography, Art History, Theatre Studies, Theatre History, Museum Studies, Greek Religion, History of Art, Greek Archaeology, Ancient Greek Religion, Greek Myth, Ancient Greek History, Theatre, Black Sea region, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, Terracotta Figurines, Ancient magic, Greek and Roman Epigraphy, Bosporan Kingdom, Greek and Roman Social History, and Graeco-Roman Religion
Research Interests: Classical Archaeology, Death and Burial (Archaeology), Greek Archaeology, Ancient Greek Religion, Burial Practices (Archaeology), and 12 moreBlack Sea region, Ancient Greek and Roman Art, Ancient Glass, Black Sea Region Archaeology, Bosporan Kingdom, Roman Lamps, Ancient Glass Analysis, Archaeology of death and burial, Roman Art, Burial Customs, Ancient Lamps, and Roman Archaeology
Research Interests: Classical Archaeology, Near Eastern Archaeology, Mythology, Iconography, Greek Theatre, and 11 moreGreek Archaeology, Ancient Greek Religion, Greek religion (Classics), Black Sea region, Ancient Greek and Roman Theatre, Terracotta Figurines, Ancient magic, Greek and Roman Epigraphy, Black Sea Region Archaeology, Greek and Roman Social History, and Graeco-Roman Religion
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Research Interests: Classical Archaeology, Pottery (Archaeology), Ancient economies (Archaeology), Greek Archaeology, Roman Pottery, and 9 moreBlack Sea region, Archaeology of Mediterranean Trade, Amphorae (Archaeology), Hellenistic Pottery, Black Sea Region Archaeology, Chronology, Hellenistic Pottery - black glaze, Burial Customs, and Ancient Lamps
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Vom 07. Juni bis 15. September 2016 ist im Staatlichen Historischen Museum Moskau die Sonderausstellung »Die Griechen der Antike zwischen Pontos Euxeinos und Maiotis« zu sehen. In ihr werden zehn Jahre internationale und interdisziplinäre... more
Vom 07. Juni bis 15. September 2016 ist im Staatlichen Historischen Museum Moskau die Sonderausstellung »Die Griechen der Antike zwischen Pontos Euxeinos und Maiotis« zu sehen. In ihr werden zehn Jahre internationale und interdisziplinäre Forschung zur sog. Griechischen Kolonisation auf der Taman'-Halbinsel durch das archäologische ‘Bosporos Projekts’ präsentiert, das vom Staatlichen Historischen Museum Moskau und der Eurasien-Abteilung des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts in Berlin getragen wird. Im Begleitkatalog zur Ausstellung werden neben archäologischer Feldforschung und dem (Arbeits-) Leben aus den letzten 10 Jahren, auch Einblicke in interdisziplinäre Teilprojekte gegeben, ohne die aktuelle archäologische Projekte nicht mehr denkbar sind.
Am Anfang werden Impressionen der Ausstellungseröffnung am 07. Juni 2016 im Staatlichen Historischen Museum gezeigt (5-7). Darauf folgt ein Überblick über die Geschichte des ‘Bosporos Projekts’ auf der Taman'-Halbinsel, wobei ‘Highlights’ der Grabungstätigkeiten und der naturwissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsmethoden vorgestellt werden (8-20). Auf den allgemeinen Überblick folgen detaillierte Einblicke in die naturwissenschaftlichen Teilprojekte und der Bearbeitung ausgewählter archäologischer Funde. Die Paläogeographie hat die antike Landschaft rekonstruieren können, wie sie sich den Griechen dargestellt hatte. Völlig überraschend wurde dabei ein zweiter schiffbarer Wasserweg östlich der heutigen Straße von Kerč (dem antiken Kimmerischen Bosporus) aufgedeckt: der sog. Kuban-Bosporus (21-27). Diese Erkenntnis führte zur Zusammenarbeit mit Historikern und Philologen: archäologische und geomorphologische Erkenntnisse werden mit der historischen Geographie und Topographie abgeglichen (28-34). Im Rahmen des Projekts dienten zudem archäologische Surveys der Untersuchung des antike Siedlungssystem auf der Taman'-Halbinsel (35-39). Dann werden die zwischen 2006 und 2015 in der griechischen Siedlung Golubickaja 2 aufgedeckten Fundgattungen erläutert: die früheste griechische Importkeramik, die bis in das 1. Viertel des 6. Jh. v. Chr. zurückreicht (40-44); Terrakotten, die nach Herkunft, Datierung, Bedeutung und ihre Verwendung in der Antike dargestellt werden (45-51); Transportamphoren verschiedener Herstellungszentren, die aus einem Amphorenkomplex des 5. Jh. v. Chr. stammen (52-55); Amphorenstempel werden im Kontext des Bosporanischen Reichs nach Herkunft und Datierung vorgestellt (56-58); attische und attisierende schwarzfirnis Keramik aus dem 6. - 2. Jh. v. Chr. werden in ihrem Typenrepertoire erklärt (59-61); handgeformte Keramik wird im Bilde der Analogien aus den Nachbargebieten der indigenen Völker besprochen (62-64); Fundmünzen aus dem späten 6./Anfang 5. Jh. bis ans Ende des 2. Jh. v. Chr. erlauben einen Vergleich im Kontext des Bosporanischen Reichs (65-70); technische Geräte wie Reibsteine waren zur Herstellung des Grundnahrungsmittels Getreide notwendig (71-73); Knochenfunde geben Auskunft über die Zusammensetzung von Nutz- und Haustiere sowie des Speiseplans der Bewohner (74-76); ein ungewöhnliches Bodenobjekt neben der Siedlung gehört vermutlich zu einer Tonabbaugrube (77-79). Zuletzt werden noch zwei weitere Grabungsprojekte auf der Taman'-Halbinsel vorgestellt: Die Fortifikation der im 6. Jh. v. Chr. am Ufer des Kuban-Bosporus gegründeten griechischen Siedlung Strelka 2 (80-84) sowie das Heiligtum der Artemis Agrotera auf dem Berg 'Boris und Gleb' (85-89). Abschließend gewähren lokale chemische Gruppen sowie die Lokalisierung hellenistischer Keramik aus der sog. Kirbei-Werkstatt im kleinasiatischen Kyme einen Einblick in die laufenden archäometrischen Untersuchungen zur Herkunftsbestimmung der Keramik (90-93).
Am Anfang werden Impressionen der Ausstellungseröffnung am 07. Juni 2016 im Staatlichen Historischen Museum gezeigt (5-7). Darauf folgt ein Überblick über die Geschichte des ‘Bosporos Projekts’ auf der Taman'-Halbinsel, wobei ‘Highlights’ der Grabungstätigkeiten und der naturwissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsmethoden vorgestellt werden (8-20). Auf den allgemeinen Überblick folgen detaillierte Einblicke in die naturwissenschaftlichen Teilprojekte und der Bearbeitung ausgewählter archäologischer Funde. Die Paläogeographie hat die antike Landschaft rekonstruieren können, wie sie sich den Griechen dargestellt hatte. Völlig überraschend wurde dabei ein zweiter schiffbarer Wasserweg östlich der heutigen Straße von Kerč (dem antiken Kimmerischen Bosporus) aufgedeckt: der sog. Kuban-Bosporus (21-27). Diese Erkenntnis führte zur Zusammenarbeit mit Historikern und Philologen: archäologische und geomorphologische Erkenntnisse werden mit der historischen Geographie und Topographie abgeglichen (28-34). Im Rahmen des Projekts dienten zudem archäologische Surveys der Untersuchung des antike Siedlungssystem auf der Taman'-Halbinsel (35-39). Dann werden die zwischen 2006 und 2015 in der griechischen Siedlung Golubickaja 2 aufgedeckten Fundgattungen erläutert: die früheste griechische Importkeramik, die bis in das 1. Viertel des 6. Jh. v. Chr. zurückreicht (40-44); Terrakotten, die nach Herkunft, Datierung, Bedeutung und ihre Verwendung in der Antike dargestellt werden (45-51); Transportamphoren verschiedener Herstellungszentren, die aus einem Amphorenkomplex des 5. Jh. v. Chr. stammen (52-55); Amphorenstempel werden im Kontext des Bosporanischen Reichs nach Herkunft und Datierung vorgestellt (56-58); attische und attisierende schwarzfirnis Keramik aus dem 6. - 2. Jh. v. Chr. werden in ihrem Typenrepertoire erklärt (59-61); handgeformte Keramik wird im Bilde der Analogien aus den Nachbargebieten der indigenen Völker besprochen (62-64); Fundmünzen aus dem späten 6./Anfang 5. Jh. bis ans Ende des 2. Jh. v. Chr. erlauben einen Vergleich im Kontext des Bosporanischen Reichs (65-70); technische Geräte wie Reibsteine waren zur Herstellung des Grundnahrungsmittels Getreide notwendig (71-73); Knochenfunde geben Auskunft über die Zusammensetzung von Nutz- und Haustiere sowie des Speiseplans der Bewohner (74-76); ein ungewöhnliches Bodenobjekt neben der Siedlung gehört vermutlich zu einer Tonabbaugrube (77-79). Zuletzt werden noch zwei weitere Grabungsprojekte auf der Taman'-Halbinsel vorgestellt: Die Fortifikation der im 6. Jh. v. Chr. am Ufer des Kuban-Bosporus gegründeten griechischen Siedlung Strelka 2 (80-84) sowie das Heiligtum der Artemis Agrotera auf dem Berg 'Boris und Gleb' (85-89). Abschließend gewähren lokale chemische Gruppen sowie die Lokalisierung hellenistischer Keramik aus der sog. Kirbei-Werkstatt im kleinasiatischen Kyme einen Einblick in die laufenden archäometrischen Untersuchungen zur Herkunftsbestimmung der Keramik (90-93).