Post medieval ceramic toys from Gdansk excavation

Summary

Ceramic toys are one of the categories which are very neglected in polish archaeology. There are barely a few mentions in polish archaeological literature about miniature dishes, whistles and figurines. There are no information about this category of finds from Gdansk excavation. In this paper author will present 17th-20th century ceramic toys from chosen urban sites of Gdansk, which ware part of larger ceramic studies. Those collection includes different fabric small ceramic dishes, money boxes, whistles, playing balls and several figurines. Some of finds are poorly preserved but better examples are also present. The ceramic toys studies shed light on children plays and the role of children in «mature» world, which is very interesting comparing with different cities. Those analyses showing social differences and specific of Gdansk in context of neighbor areas.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Small Finds, Big Implications: the Cultural Meaning of the Littlest Artifacts   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2014

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): SYM-13,10