Glass vessels in graves from the 5th century in the Middle Danube region

This article is devoted to glass vessels placed in graves dated to the 5th century AD in the territory of the Middle Danube region. The subject of typological analyses were 100 vessels, in a complete or fragmentary state of preservation, originating from 74 graves located in the territory of today’s southwest Slovakia, south Moravia, Lower Austria and the northern part of Hungary. The goal was to find out what forms dominated the grave inventory of the Migration Period, the function they served, and their provenance. As was demonstrated, they were mainly dominated by vessels associated with so- called drinking services and included various glasses, cups, jugs and bottles. At the same time, glass products in the 5th century lost their function as an indicator of the social status and wealth of the buried individual, which was assumed by other accompanying grave goods such as precious metal jewellery and weapons. The question of the import and domestic production of glass containers remains unanswered. However, we can observe certain areas in which specific types of vessels were concentrated.