title: The sphero-conical vessels from the Lower Danube in the light of new discoveries from Isaccea, Tulcea county, Romania
abstract: So-called sphero-conical or grenade vessels are one of the more unusual archaeological finds in Eurasia and beyond dating to the period between the 8/9th to 15th centuries AD. They have been found in many sites located in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus as well as in Central Asia. These are small vessels, usually sphero-conical and spherical in shape, well-made by hand with rounded, short necks and small openings. In the literature the exact function of these wares is still under d
journal: Sprawozdania Archeologiczne