Bronze sarmatian casserola, Cobusca Veche

Truncated bronze casserole, with slightly flared rim, thickened bottom, and the handle finished with a disc with a central round perforation. Inside, the bottom is ornamented with concentric circles, bordered by a register of small straight lines arranged radially.

Such casseroles belong to the most widespread type in the Roman military environment and are represented in the Sarmatian tombs in the North-Pontic area. Regarding the place of their production, it was established that they were made in workshops in southern Italy (Campania or Latium), one of the safe centers being Capua.

Casserole from the destroyed tomb at Cobusca Veche, Anenii Noi district, Republic of Moldova, dates from the second half of the 1st century BC.

Bibliography: Vitalie Bîrcă, Câteva consideraţii privind vasele metalice de import din mediul sarmatic nord–pontic In Near and Beyond the Roman Frontier. Proceedings of a colloquim held in Târgovişte, 16–17 october 2008, Bucureşti, 2009, p. 85–124.