Jason (glass maker)

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Mug 29.100.82 and 59.11.3 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Mug 29.100.82 and 59.11.3 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mug 29.100.82 and 59.11.3 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jason (alternative spelling Iason , ancient Greek Ἰάσων ) was an ancient glass producer in Roman times .

Jason probably owned a glassworks that produced blown glass. Like the glass producers Meges and Neikais , he produced in his glassworks in the tradition of the even more capable masters Ennion and Aristeas . He probably took over the signing of the works from Ennion. Although the foundations of most of the pieces are barely certain - not one of the completely preserved vessels can be assigned to a place of discovery with certainty - one can assume that the hut is located in the Syrian-Palestinian region and that the production time was in the middle decades of the first century dating is. The finds show the green-yellowish tint typical of the room and the typical weathered layer. The congratulatory and victory cups , which are similar in terms of glass quality, weathering and the type of inscriptions, and some of which come from established contexts, serve as a dating aid .

Jason - his works are classified under Hardern Group B - have preserved and published at least five signed glasses and fragments. They were all found in the east of the former Roman Empire and either all came from the same model or from models that were borrowed from a common original model. He signed with the inscription ΙΑΣΩΝ ΕΠΟΗϹΕΝ ΜΝΗϹΘΗ Ο ΑΓΟΡΑϹΑϹ IASON EPOESEN MNESTHE HO AGORASAS , German 'Jason made it - remembrance of the buyer' . A mug from the Metropolitan Museum of Art can be assigned to a more precise site, Tell el-Hoson on the Sea of ​​Galilee .

Jason's status is unclear. He was probably the owner of the hut, and it is also likely that he was also actively involved in production. However, it is uncertain whether he really is the creator of the preserved vessels.

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SURNAME Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jason; Ιασον (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION antique glass producer in Roman times
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC BC or 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 1st century or 2nd century