The Comacchio Glass Workshop: A Late Seventh-Century Urban Production Site of the North Adriatic

Abstract

This article is an in- depth review of the production structures found in Comacchio, dating to the middle of the seventh century ad, and the glass- ware, contextualizing both in the early medieval glass production processes. The final part of the article reflects on the role of Comacchio workshops in the Po Valley trading system and on the importance of these workshops for further developments in medi eval glass production. For a general frame-work on the research project and on the excavation, see the article by Sauro Gelichi (in this volume).