Part of the collection: Antiquity. This type of ceramics was mass-produced in Roman workshops using moulds. Such plates were produced in workshops in Blickweiler, Heddererheim, in north-eastern Gaul or in Trier.
The presented vessel was an element of a richly furnished inhumation grave discovered in during the construction of a road from GronΓ³w to ZΕocieniec. The burial contained a second analogous plate, as well as bronze costume accessories, a belt buckle and fittings, a pair of bronze spurs, and imported Roman metal vessels - a jug, a colander and a scoop.
The grave, dated to the second half of the 2nd century, was located within the barrow cemetery in GronΓ³w, one of the most important archaeological sites for the study of the Wielbark culture, which occupied most of Pomerania from the 1st to the mid-5th century. Its name comes from the town of Wielbark near Malbork, where a large cemetery of this culture was discovered. The first information about historical objects from GronΓ³w comes from The initial amateur excavations were carried out in , and by pastor Plato from ZΕocieniec, who noticed the barrows visible in the forest.
Several pit cremation graves were uncovered at this time, excavated by Heinz Hinz and Dr Faust from Drawsko. In the years , the construction of the motorway was abandoned, and the cemetery area was forested. It was not until that systematic archaeological excavations were conducted by Ryszard WoΕΔ giewicz, an archaeologist from Szczecin.
A total of 56 burials were discovered in GronΓ³w, including 49 burials under barrows. Change language to polish PL. Sign In. Download image Open in full screen.
