Perle Golasecchiane in materiale vetroso dai dintorni di Como

We will expound upon protohistoric vitreous material beads (faience, glassy faience and glass) from the Como area (eastern facies of the Golasecca culture, IX-IV centuries BC), that belong to the collections of the museum “P. Giovio” in Co-mo (Italy). Here, typological and technological aspects are examined: the research involves systematic archaeometric analy-ses, carried out by the Università di Padova - Dipartimento di Geoscienze. The aim is to point out the spread and the diffusion of glass beads, from the point of view of the well-known goods circu-lation framework in the Como area, their function and their cultural meaning.