CLAY TOBACCO PIPES FROM EXCAVATIONS OF 2017 IN ZHOVKVA

Анотація

The article reviews an assortment of clay tobacco pipes which were discovered in 2017 during archaeological excavations in the central part of town Zhovkva (Konovaltsyia Sq. 11) conducted by the Scientific research center “Rescue Archaeological Service” of the Institute of Archaeology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. 32 pipes were collected from around 16 sq. m of excavation trenches. These items are dated by 18^th – 19^th centuries. They express quite miscellaneous stylistic variability as well as the profound artistic skills of local artisans. An attempt was made to find matching examples from the well-known classification of clay tobacco pipes from Poltava region according to O. Kovalenko which is the most universal typology of these items at the current stage of studies.

Keywords: clay tobacco pipes, typology, Zhovkva, 18^th – 19^th centuries.