Issue 1 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96274 2026-04-23T05:15:52Z 2026-04-23T05:15:52Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96876 2024-08-09T12:42:08Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Time of Extravagance and a “Crescent-Shaped Glass Bottle” from the Collection of Classical Antiquities of the National Museum, Prague; ; ; The collection of the National Museum in Prague contains also an atypical crescent-shaped glass bottle (inv. no. H10-142). It is one of the oldest acquisitions in the collection and it was no longer possible to find any information concerning its provenance. It is a vessel of a curious shape and unknown function, with no known comparanda. Analysis of its elementary composition has shown that it is made of natron glass. In comparison with other samples taken from Roman glass of the 1st–3rd centuries AD from the collection of the National Museum, the difference is minimal; it differs only by a slightly lower concentration of CaO, MgO, TiO2 and MnO. Therefore, it may probably be considered another experimental product of the Roman glassmakers, such as, for example – the rhyta, the flask with doves from Cologne or the small vessels in the shape of various animals.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96867 2024-08-09T12:42:08Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Analytical Report on a Selection of Finger-Rings from Late Iron Age Context in Bohemia; ; ; The paper presents results of technological analyses executed on selected finger‑rings prevalently from the Stradonice oppidum. Analysed were the elementary composition of the metal parts of the finger rings; the technology employed for the manufacturing of the metal parts and for the setting of the gems in the bezels; as well as the material of the inlays.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96868 2024-08-09T12:42:08Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dream of Freedom. Czech Interwar Artists and Classical Mythology; ; ; The study focuses on the themes of classical mythology in the Czech visual art with an emphasis on the period between the two World Wars. The depiction of classical myth in the work of modern Czech artists became not only a means of expressing their attitudes towards the tradition and the past, but was also a reflection of the current period’s events as well as the tool of perception of themselves in a modern society. Some Czech works of art inspired by classical mythology are very interesting examples dealing with conventional topics, but rendered with modern art forms. Moreover, they are very surprising in their contexts and meanings. The study deals with selected works of art on the theme of classical mythology, whose origin was influenced by the contemporary political environment. These works of art mirror the turbulent atmosphere of the first half of the 20th century, and show the myth in the original Czech (or more precisely Czechoslovak) context. Emil Filla, Alois Wachsman and Vladimír Sychra, prominent representatives of the Czech mythological painting, and other artists and their work are presented here.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/96849 2024-08-09T12:42:08Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antonín Mendl, an Architect in a State of Tension Spanning Antiquity and Modernity; ; ; The present article deals with the relationship between modern architects and classical architecture as far as both academic study and creative inspiration are concerned. This relationship is examined through the specific example of Professor Antonín Mendl. First of all, Mendl’s publication on Resafa is analysed and then a selection of his architectural activity is offered. On the basis of this analysis one can arrive at the conclusion that modern architecture was not in total contradiction to the historic or more precisely the classical model, but that in its fundamental principles modern architecture was based on the classical model.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z