Perle golasecchiane in materiale vetroso dai dintorni di Como

The paper deals with 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 Como (Italy). Here, typological and technological aspects are examined: the research involves systematic archaeometric analyses, 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 circulation framework in the Como area, their function and their cultural meaning.