Dr Vendi Jukić Buča

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Research Assistant, Manar al-Athar
Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies
01865 610236
vendi.jukicbuca@classics.ox.ac.uk

Qualifications: MSc and PhD in Archaeology (University of Zagreb), MA in Fashion Design (University of Ljubljana)

 

 

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Academic Background

I have an MSc (2008) and a PhD (2015) in Archaeology from the University of Zagreb, Croatia, and a MA (2014) in Fashion Design from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. I worked as a curator in the Archaeological museum of Istria in Croatia. I currently work as a Research Assistant for Manar al-Athar, www.manar-al-athar.ox.ac.uk (Director: Judith McKenzie).

 

Research Interests

I have researched Late Antique and Early Mediaeval sacred architecture and stone sculpture found in Pula (Istria, Croatia), ceramic oil lamps (from the Roman period and Late Antiquity), and glassware (from the Roman period to Modern times). My PhD thesis, Late Antique and Early Medieval architecture and sculpture at the St. Theodore locality in Pula in the context of concurrent findings from Pula and the larger area of Istria, (in preparation for publication), discusses the church related material from the St Theodore site within the context of the surrounding areas of Pula, Istria, present-day Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland. During my master’s studies in Fashion Design I examined Roman period costume and created several collections of authentically reconstructed garments. From my work as a Research Assistant on the Manar al-Athar project I have developed an interest in the costumes depicted on Armenian church sculpture and frescoes and I plan to focus my further research in that direction.

Research Keywords

Late Antiquity, Early Middle Ages, church architecture, church sculpture, costume, decoration, iconography.

Publications

Full Publications: dr_vendi_jukic_buca_full_publications_list.docx

Selected Publications:

  • The 2016 revision excavations of the triconch church in Bilice

    2018
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    Journal article
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    Diadora
    The paper presents the results of the revision excavations of the early Christian triconch church in Bilice. Discovered and excavated in the 1900s on Dedića Punta site, the structure has not been researched ever since. The revision excavations that began in autumn 2016 should therefore establish the condition of this early Christian complex, interpret it scientifically and enable its conservation and presentation. The 2016 excavations revealed the foundation walls of a triconch church and parts of the walls of its northeastern and southeastern additions. This paper analyzes the characteristics of the sacral architecture discovered there, providing also an overview of the movable finds (a stone frag- ment with moldings, pottery and glass). Evidence from archive sources and the references about the site found in literature are also presented.

  • Glass from the St Theodore's quarter in Pula

    2018
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    Journal article
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    Histria Archaeologica
    Glass artefacts dating back from the Roman period to the Post Medieval period were found during archaeological excavations in 2005 in the upper layers of the site in the St Theodore Quarter in Pula. The glass artefacts presented in this paper are attributed to the sepulchral context as well as associated with liturgical functions and inventory of a church with a cemetery that existed at the site during the period of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
    Roman glass, glass from Late Antiquity, church inventory, liturgy, stemmed goblets, glass lamps, Medieval glass, Post Medieval glass

  • Early Christian chancel panel from St Theodore's Quarter in Pula

    2017
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    Journal article
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    Histria archaeologica
    From the locality of St. Theodore’s quarter originates a stone slab from the period of Late Antiquity that contains figural and symbolic representations etched in a low relief. The conducted analysis of the slab’s motifs and morphology draws the conclusion that it could have been a part of an chancel panel of an early Christian church.
    Late Antiquity, Early Christianity, chancel panel iconography, figurality, cross, Christogram, ivy, dove, lilies

  • Lamps from the upper layers of a site in Pula's St Theodore's Quarter

    2016
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    Journal article
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    Histria archaeologica
    The ceramic lamps presented in this paper originate from the upper layers of a site in Pula’s St Theodore’s quarter, where a rescue archaeology investigation was conducted between 2005 and 2009. The stratigraphic unit in which these lamps were found is above the Classical Antiquity layer - it has, however, been disturbed by subsequent interventions: both Classical Antiquity period and Late Antiquity period lamps were found in the same layer. This paper discusses lamps that can be typologically determined to be those with volutes, with round nozzles, with potter’s stamps (Firmalampen) and Late Antiquity (“African”) lamps.
    St Theodore’s quarter in Pula, Late Antiquity, ceramic lamps, Roman lamps, Late Antiquity lamps

  • Stone furniture from the Early Christian church

    2011
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    Chapter
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    Pula - the birth of a town

  • Stone furniture from the Pre-Romanesque church

    2011
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    Chapter
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    Pula - the birth of a town
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