Open AccessStoneware Jars from the 18th Century from the Saxon Palace in Warsaw
Author(s) -
Ewelina Więcek-Bonowska
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archaeologia polona
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-6542
pISSN - 0066-5924
DOI - 10.23858/apa59.2021.2648
Subject(s) - anglo saxon , apothecary , art , ancient history , capital (architecture) , period (music) , archaeology , history , classics , aesthetics
The article presents a unique set of 18th century apothecary vessels related to the Warsaw court of the Electors of Saxony. The stoneware jars were excavated at the site of the former Saxon Palace in Warsaw between 2006 and 2008. The collection, consisting of seven intact or almost completely-reconstructable specimens, is a unique find in Warsaw and in Poland. The article describes the vessels (their form, decoration and dimensions) and discusses their possible function (storing medicines used by the Saxon court). The study enlarges our limited knowledge about the material aspects of medicine in the Polish capital in the Modern period.