WHAT A COLLECTION MAKES THINK: GLASS ARTIFACTS OF KORAY SELCIK'S COLLECTION
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The publications related national and international collections are admirable that bring new data to art history and archeology. In this way, many of the works in private collections are shared with scientists and enthusiasts which is the subject of our article that is the glass works of the Koray Selcik Collection. Five glass bottles, three pendants, a bowl and a stirring rod from the glass collection will be introduced in our article. Glass bottles are examples of free blowing techniques that are widely used, especially in a tradition from Rome to Byzantium, due to the low cost and practicality of manufacture. The glass bowl in the collection, which represents the subtype of the vessels known as Hofheim Cup, which occured in the Roman period, should have been one of the luxury objects of its time. The pendants, which are rare among glass artifacts, are among the popular glass jewelry' of the Roman and Byzantine periods. There is no written source about the purpose of the pendant. So these could be not only personal jewelry items, but also objects that were probably carried for health, charm and luck. String rods began to be seen during the Roman period and are often observed in the Roman rule. But there are still discussions about its function. In this context, an example that preserved as a whole in the collection is one of the glasses to be mentioned in our text.