vessel with four-petaled flower

MN-2201
Object type vessel
Fabric Islamic manganese glaze under honey-coloured cover
Culture/period Andalusian culture
Materials pottery
Technique wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date 1050 / 1099
Current location Exposició permanent
Archaeological site Plaça Mercadal
Township Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Dimensions 49 x 196 mm
Description
Vessel fired in an oxidising atmosphere, with a reddish fabric and varied inclusions. It is circular, with a wide mouth, curved walls and everted flat rim with a rounded lip. The base has an annular ledge. The outer surface is glazed in a monochrome honey colour. Inside, decorated with manganese oxide, under the honey glaze, there is a flower with four petals.
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