Suppellettile in vetro e faïence dalla necropoli romana di Antinoupolis

This paper will focus on glass and faïence finds discovered in the North Roman Necropolis at Antinoupolis. All the materials were found during the excavations carried out from 2012 to 2014 by the mission of the Istituto Papirologico “G. Vitelli” (University of Florence) directed by Rosario Pintaudi. Glass and faïence findings come from a multi-chambered funerary complex intended to accommodate multiple burials. The group of faïence artifacts is outstanding in its richness and variety and includes figurines of a standing god Bes with a flat back, a very interesting inkwell and some plaques with wdjat eye. The glass assemblage consists mainly of free-blown vessels belonging to different forms, mostly bowls, beakers and toilet bottles; of special interest are some candlestick-type bottles and small mould-blown flasks used for the conservation of perfumes and medical substances. All the materials date to the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.