Technological Characterization of Almohad Pottery Glazes from SW Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain)

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Alejandro Ramos Benito¹  Daniel J. Albero Santacreu²  Jose C. Carvajal López³ 

[1] ArqueoUIB Research Group, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain;Departament of Historical Sciences and Arts Theory, University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain;School of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK;

关键词: pottery;    Almohad period;    Al-Andalus;    lead glazes;    tin glazes;    SEM-EDS;   

DOI  :  10.3390/min12010106

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we addressed the chemical composition and main features of a glazed Almohad ceramic assemblage recovered from Puig de Sa Morisca, a rural Islamic site located in southwest Mallorca. The glazes were analyzed by means of scanning electron microscope equipped with energy-dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS). The archaeometrical analysis conducted allowed us to characterize the technological choices applied by potters from the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. The exclusive use of lead-silica glazes was confirmed, which in some cases was opacified with tin. We also established that some tableware vessels, which were imported to the island, have shown glazes with a particular composition within the analyzed record.

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