Small cup

The Ulvivok goblet was discovered in a burial ground of the Lusatian culture in Topornica (Zamość District) investigated by archaeologists from the Lublin Museum. Archaeological excavations were carried out at the site in 1957 (for more information on the archaeological site, see: 441/A/ML and 445/A/ML). During the exploration of the sixty-five graves found that year, three cups were registered, including the one featured here.

The item was made of clay mixed with fine-grained crushed stone. The goblet is small, under 7 cm in height and 6 cm in diameter. The vessel has not been preserved in full, part of the neck is missing. After the completion of field research, the conservators filled the gaps with plaster and painted the cup to reconstruct its original appearance from the time of its use, i.e. over 2,500 years ago.

The name comes from the village of Ulwówek (now Ulvivok in Sokal Raion, Ukraine), which was the location of a burial ground of the Lusatian culture researched before World War II.

This particular goblet was discovered in the burial plot no. 8, described as a child's grave. Apart from an egg-shaped vessel with an ear – the urn in which the ashes of the deceased were placed – the grave also held the Ulvivok goblet described above as well as two other small clay objects – a rattle (for more information on the monument, see: 441/A/ML) and a miniature scoop.