Скляний посуд V—I ст. до н. е. з розкопок Тіри

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The core-formed glass vessels from the excavation of the ancient city of Tyras in 1959-2001 are analyzed in the paper. Materials are kept in the the Institute of archaeology (Kyiv) and the Odesa Archaeological Museum of the NAS Ukraine. All vessels are fragmented. Thirteen fragments of amphoriskoi, alabastra, oenochoai and unguentaria have been examined. The first glass vessels have been delivered to the city during ca. 5th - early 4th centuries BC. The fragment of oenochoe (mid-4th - early 3rd centuries BC) can reflect the ties of Tyras with the West Mediterranean basin, probably Italy. Most fragments are dated to the 3rd-2nd centuries BC and were the parts of amphoriskoi and unguentaria. Similar amphoriskoi were discovered in the workshop on Rhodes. The finds of these fragments are the evidence of the trade and economic relations between Tyras and Rhodes. The last period when core-formed glass flacons entered Tyras is marked by the fragments of vessels of the late 2nd - early 1st centuries BC. They were supposedly produced in Syria andPalestine region and on Cyprus. Glass vessels were rather expensive and their finds could be considered as the indicator of the wealth of population. The glass of the Hellenistic period in Tyras are better represented by typological variety than anywhere in the Black Sea north region. The analyzed materials fill the gaps in general picture of the dynamics of import of this type of goods to the cities of North Pontic area and are the valuable source for the further research.