Stangenglass Kalmar
AD 1400, The Baltic Sea Area
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A Stangenglass is common in the Baltic Sea area. Replica of glass found during the archeological excavations of Castle Fjord of Kalmar, Sweden, dated back to the 15th century.
This kind of glass started to appear in a primitive form from the early Medieval period (12th century) in central Europe. Like many of the glasses during this period it has been imported to Sweden from the Glassworks in Central Europe.
Kalmar Castle is the best preserved Renaissance castle in Sweden. The first stones were laid as early as on the 12th century, but it was not until 1535 it was rebuilt into it´s present form. During the Medieval period it was one of north Europes strongest fortress. Medieval Period in Central Europe was approximately between AD 500-1500 and in Scandinavia AD 1050-1500.
It´s produced by hand inspired by the design of the glass found in the Castle Fjord of Kalmar, Sweden, and with the same techniques they used for almost 600 years ago, which means that the size and thickness of the glasses ma
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| Stangenglass Kalmar (712) |
30 cl |
£ 19.50 |
€ 25.80 |
$ 38.90 |
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