Muzeul de Istorie Națională ConstanțaLaurențiu ClianteAlexandra ȚârleaFacultatea de Istorie, Universitatea din București; Institutul de Cercetări Eco-Muzeale ,,Gavrilă Simion", Tulcea2026-03-222026-03-22202510.62781/peucesn.23.02https://doi.org/10.62781/peucesn.23.02https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/79641A glass cup shaped as a human head with African features, found decades ago as part of the grave goods belonging to a disturbed Early Roman inhumation burial from Callatis (1st c. AD), represents the focal point of this paper. The intention of the authors is to re-discuss this find, so far unique for Romania, both from a technological and artistic perspective, in relation to similar finds from other areas of the Roman Empire.Relation (database)HistoryGrave goodsAncient historyHead (geology)ArtPoint (geometry)Archaeologyarticle