An analysis of Roman coins as grave goods in the northern cemetery of Emona revealed that these appear in only 15 % of graves, contesting the classical notion of placing coins in graves to cover Charon’s fare into the afterlife. When coins are part of jewellery, this is a secondary use of coins, functioning as any other jewellery in the grave context. We can conclude that the placing of coins in graves was not an obligatory part of the funerary ritual and people did not nurture this tradition en masse.
COBISS.SI-ID: 8413280
Scientific monograph is featuring the results of the scientific research work of all the members of the research team. Various new discoveries and conclusions in the field of material culture research are published. The themes are: Seals of the house of Seuneg and Cilli (Katja Mahnič), Hawkers, peddlers and the standardization of taste (Maja Žvanut), Porcelain and its use in Slovenia (Mateja Kos), Josef Desselbrunners's Cloth Mill at Selo by Ljubljana, and Furniture of Ljubljana architects in 1920s and 1930s (Maja Lozar Štamcar, also the editor-in-chief).
COBISS.SI-ID: 249061632
The monograph is based on exhaustive research of documentary, pictorial and material sources. It is the first such work dedicated to the military development of the Slovenian lands at a time when feudal service was being gradually replaced by mercenaries. In addition, considerable emphasis is laid on the contemporary technological advances and tactical innovations that led to the »military revolution« in central Europe. The study presents Slovenian military history within a broader European context but also points out a number of regional peculiarities. The work is equipped with an extensive index of troops who served as professional soldiers at home and abroad.
COBISS.SI-ID: 262158336
The research results revealed that PIXE (Proton induced x-ray emission) and PIGE (Proton induced gama emission) methods could be used also on ceramics (not only on glass and metals) and that both are useful means for establishing provenance, autorship and datation of this kind of ceramics. Statistically evaluated results enabled grouping. The groups can be connected with known producers.
COBISS.SI-ID: 7955296
Two pictures are featuring interiors from an unknown castle that are equiped with fashionable furniture according to contemporary taste. The author is unknown. On the basis of comparisons with contemporary Austrian painting and archival sources the result is a short list of possible authors.
COBISS.SI-ID: 7468640