Pages: 65-101

The article deals with hand-made incense cups of the North Black Sea Coast of 4th—1st centuries BC. Given the large number of censers found during the excavation of the Scythian barrow cemetery near village Glinoe in the Dniester region, the authors revised all known similar finds and proposed a typology of these vessels. They substantiated the origin of the fluted incense cups from similar vessels common among Meotian tribes of the Kuban Region. Their way of penetration into the North Black Sea Coast is outlined. Censers with ornaments with solar symbols, apparently, represent the Crimean tradition in the manufacture of such vessels. Such ornamental patterns like “fishbone” and groups of lines falling down from a line on the shoulder of a vessel seem to be of Scythian origin. The origin of censers without any ornament is more complicated some of them — with a distinguished foot — can testify to the Greek influence, some other — with a flat bottom — indicate the use of Scythian form of hand-made pots.

Keywords: North Black Sea Coast, Dniester Region, Bug Region, Crimea, Dnieper Region, Don Region, 4th—1st centuries BC, hand-made incense cups, ornament

Information about authors:

Vitalij Sinika (Tiraspol, Moldova). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Transnistria State University. 25 October St., 128, Tiraspol, 3300, Moldova.
E-mail: [email protected]
Vera Menshikova (Rostov-on-Don, Russia). Museum of the History of the Don Cossacks in Novocherkassk. Atamanskaya St., 38, Rostov-on-Don, 346429, Russia.
E-mail: [email protected]
Nicolai Telnov (Kishinev, Moldova). Doctor of History. The Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova.
E-mail: [email protected]