about dgampt

The General Directorate of Monuments Administration and Tourist Promotion of Hunedoara County (GDMATP) is a public institution under the coordination of the Hunedoara County Council that was established in 2021 with the main purpose of protecting and enhancing the Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, as well as the historical monuments and memorial houses of local interest. The promotion of cultural values, the tourism promotion of Hunedoara County, and the contribution through specific means to the sustainable development of the county are clear objectives for GDMATP Hunedoara

"DACIAN CUP"

"Dacian cup"

Inventory number

V 27409

Location

National History Museum of Transylvania from Cluj-Napoca

Description

The cup has a truncated cone shape, with slightly curved walls, a wide rim and a narrow bottom. This cup is missing the handle which was inserted under the rim and near the bottom. This type of ceramic tableware is less common in the area of the Dacian fortresses from the Orăștiei Mountains, compared to other contemporary Dacian settlements. The majority of researchers considered that such artifacts were used as containers for lighting rooms, having traces of secondary burning inside. Some archaeological contexts from pre-Roman Dacia show that were also used in some rituals.