Object type
mortar
Fabric
Islamic pottery painted with manganese
Culture/period
Andalusian culture
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date
1050 / 1105
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Pla d'Almatà
Township
Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Dimensions
110 x 235 mm
Description
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Mortar fired in an oxidising atmosphere, with a reddish fabric and varied inclusions.
The body has an inverted frustoconical shape, curved diverging walls and a lip with a pronounced exterior moulding with a triangular cross-section.
The decoration is applied and painted with manganese, and is located on the outer part of the lip and the central part of the inner walls, with motifs of parallel horizontal lines framing a frieze.
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Omeka ID
402