Object type
platter
Fabric
painted with manganese
Culture/period
Andalusian culture
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date
1000 / 1105
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Pla d'Almatà
Township
Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Dimensions
60 x 220 mm
Description
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Dish fired in an oxidising atmosphere, with a reddish fabric and fine inclusions. It is circular, with a wide mouth, curved walls and flat base. It displays painted decoration with manganese oxide in its interior with decorative motifs of concentric parallel lines. Dishes are some of the most common objects in Balaguer and were made in the potters' workshops in Plan de Almatà.
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Omeka ID
362